Leading University selects Glulam dining canopy for heritage setting

Home to some of the world’s foremost authorities in the sciences, arts, business, economics and law, Royal Holloway University of London is one of the UK’s leading universities. Centred around the original stunning Grade I listed Founder’s Building, the campus has been considerately developed as it has expanded over the last century with over 120 buildings on a site that covers 135 acres.

The university had been considering for some time how to enhance the outdoor spaces alongside their restaurants to increase capacity and give more choice to students, and the pandemic brought this conversation to the top of the list. Various options had been looked at for providing weather protection but with many canopy designs being best suited to primary school playgrounds, the university hadn’t before managed to land on an appropriate solution. Read more.