Falmer's Checkland Building is home to our Language and Literature courses and researchers
15 Aug 2013
University of Brighton Faculty of Arts staff and students based at Falmer now have views of the South Downs from the windows of the new Checkland Building.
Language and literature are taught here, providing a home for three of our subject areas, , and
It is also a base for the short courses that lead to University Certificate in Modern Languages in German, French and English.
Completed during the summer months of 2009, the Checkland Building's striking features include green or vegetated roofs, which are incorporated into the design to insulate buildings from heat loss in winter and heat gain in summer. These ‘living roofs’ help absorb pollution and reduce rainwater run-off by at least 50%. They also act as a natural habitat for wildlife.
Below are the before and during shots for the new £29m building, which replaces Friston House and allows for staff to be relocated from Bevendean and Telscombe House. This closes the remaining older buildings which originally formed the Brighton College of Education, a precursor body to the University of Brighton. The new building also allows the release of university land to form part of the site of the new Falmer Community Stadium, the new home of Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club.
