Pupils have designs on Ravenscraig site

May 1 2008

BUDDING young architects from Motherwell and Wishaw have created their visions of how the regenerated Ravenscraig could look in the future.

More than 30 young people from Muirhouse, St Brendan’s and Knowetop Primaries in Motherwell, St Thomas’ in Wishaw and Braidhurst High, together with students from Motherwell College, have taken part in a two-day workshop.

They worked alongside artists, professional architects and other design professionals to create their own perspectives on how Ravenscraig will take shape.

The Imagine Ravenscraig event took place at the Gospel Literature Outreach Centre, in Motherwell, and was organised by Ravenscraig Ltd, who are leading the regeneration of the former steelworks site, in association with Scottish Enterprise and arts consultancy Art in Partnership.

Each group of youngsters were tasked with designing and building 3D models for a section of the Ravenscraig masterplan and were given free rein to imagine how elements such as the town centre, railway station, commercial district, open space and shops could look.

Photographs and video footage from the event will be used to inform school projects and will be posted shortly on the Ravenscraig website, www.ravenscraig.co.uk.

The new Ravenscraig town centre will feature around one million square feet of retail, leisure, restaurant and community facilities in a modern, attractive centre.

Pictured with artist Andrew Low and landscape architect Jo Wotten (LUC) are pupils from Muirhouse Primary School: Dayle Archibald, Caitlin Morton, Craig Hogg, Rebecca Buddy, Callum Reford and Ross Laing.