Revit Technology Presents Designs for the Stephen Lawrence Technocentre

First public showing in London reveals innovative design for landmark educational building

The event, hosted by Revit Technology Ltd, was attended by members of the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust, as well as industry leaders and members of the press. The scheme design was presented by Erica Timothy, Director at Timothy Associates and Sarah Capes, Client Services Architect, Revit Technology Ltd, who took attendees through the project from concept to scheme design. The Technocentre has received widespread support from the highest levels, including HRH Prince Charles, the Prime Minister, the President of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and the TUC, as well as significant local support.

"The Technocentre combines quality architecture with opportunities for the development of the local community. It has the potential to become both an architectural and social icon in the regeneration of Deptford," commented Andy Clarke, Chief Executive, Lewisham challenge partnership.

The Technocentre will be a centre of excellence for students interested in pursuing further education in architecture and related environmental design fields. The building, spanning 8 floors, will include teaching rooms, meeting rooms/lecture theatre, an IT suite/learning resource centre (with a small specialised library), offices for architectural practices, exhibition/function areas, a caf� and a cr�che, and will house the offices for the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust.

The project is being funded by a number of agencies including the Millennium Commission who are contributing �4.4 Million of Lottery Funding and the Arts Council of England who will provide �1 Million towards the �9.2 Million capital costs. The LDA (London Development Agency) is considering a significant contribution, and further contributions are being negotiated

with a number of major building component companies. Revit Technology has agreed to provide its parametric building modeller, free of charge, to all workstations for the benefit of the students at the Technocentre.

To promote the Technocentre's design orientated environment, the creation of a landmark structure was of the utmost importance. In view of a late change to the site location and modifications to the brief for the building, Timothy Associates needed to redesign the building in a short space of time. To achieve this the architects utilised the advanced architectural design capabilities of Revit, the first parametric building modeller for the AEC industry. "Revit's functionality and ease of use allowed us to redesign the building from the ground up in the shortest possible time. We were under pressure to prepare a new design and Revit's parametric modelling system made this possible," commented Erica Timothy, Director, Timothy Associates.

"With the assistance of Revit we were able to create a striking, sculptural design."

"It was especially fulfilling for both myself and Revit Technology to become partners with Timothy Associates in this momentous project," commented Sarah Capes, Client Services Architect, Revit Technology Ltd. "We have always been strong believers in the importance of providing proactive consultation along with our parametric building technology and through this value added service we were able to help accelerate the design of this compelling memorial."

About Revit Technology Ltd
Founded in 1997, Revit Technology is revolutionising building design with Revit - the first parametric building modeller developed for the AEC industry. Revit's advanced parametric building modeller offers unprecedented ease of use in a product that has been designed to enable architects, engineers, owner/ operators and construction professionals to transform the entire process by which buildings are designed, constructed and operated over their lifecycle. With offices in the United States and United Kingdom, Revit's revolutionary building technology is in use by leading architectural firms such as Alfred McAlpine, Waterman Group, Chetwood Associates, Little & Associates Architects, G.B.H. Macomber Company, NBBJ and WAT&G. Investors in Revit Technology Corporation include Dassault Systemes S.A. (NASDAQ:DASTY, Bourse de Paris), Atlas Venture and North Bridge Capital Venture Partners. For more information please visit www.revit.com

About Timothy Associates Ltd.
Timothy Associates, established by Arthur Timothy, is a practice of architects and landscape architects, based in London. Timothy Associates has worked on a variety of projects in London and the south east. The company has also worked on a number of major mixed use schemes in West Africa with their international associates. For enquiries please contact Timothy Associates, St. Johns Hall, 9 Fair Street, London SE1 2XA, tel: 020 7403 2482.

About Off-Design.com Ltd
Off-Design (Off-Design.com) is a unique proposition aimed at exploiting the developments in internet technology to fill the existing gap in meeting the needs of the architects and building design. Off-Design's goal is to become the UK and then European one-stop site for the marketing and sales of online applications and services for the building design community. Visit www.off-design.com