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16 Aug 2015

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ graduate designs exhibition space at London’s Design Museum

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ graduate Benjamin Hubert designed exhibition space at London’s Design Museum.

Benjamin and his team were selected to plan and design a space at this year’s Designs of the Year exhibition.

Design School graduate Benjamin took on the challenging brief and created displays for all 76 of the shortlisted projects ranging from architectural projects to cars, apps and fashion displays.

Benjamin Hubert said: “We’re increasingly involved with forward thinking brands so we were delighted to be involved with this year’s exhibition. The exhibition was a great platform for creative and innovative projects that are very in line with what we believe in.”

Professor Tracy Bhamra Dean of º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Design School said “It’s inspiring to see one of our graduates doing so well. Designing the exhibition space at London’s Design Museum is a fantastic achievement which Benjamin should be extremely proud of. 

“We look forward to watch his career develop even further and will continue to support him, it’s great to know his journey started here at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ.” 

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º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ is one of the country’s leading universities, with an international reputation for research that matters, excellence in teaching, strong links with industry, and unrivalled achievement in sport and its underpinning academic disciplines.

It has been awarded five stars in the independent QS Stars university rating scheme, putting it among the best universities in the world, and was named University of the Year in the What Uni Student Choice Awards 2015. º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ is consistently ranked in the top twenty of UK universities in the Times Higher Education’s ‘table of tables’ and is in the top 10 in England for research intensity. It was 2nd in the 2015 THE Student Experience Survey and was named Sports University of the Year 2013-14 by The Times and Sunday Times. In recognition of its contribution to the sector, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ has been awarded seven Queen's Anniversary Prizes.

In 2015 the University will open an additional academic campus in London’s new innovation quarter. º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ London, based on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, will offer postgraduate and executive-level education, as well as research and enterprise opportunities.