The University of Lincoln’s new Brayford Pool Campus is set to provide a major contribution to the regeneration of the old Catherdral City.

The Rick Mather Architects Masterplan, selected from a competition sponsored by the East Midlands Development Agency, seeks to identify key moves to capitalise the maximum impact in the short term without compromising later development. The strategy is to gradually reconnect this brown field site to the urban fabric of Lincoln through the creation of a network of public spaces and animated routes and to create a vibrant built enviroment that encourages partnering initiatives between the University and the city at large.

The first building - a new School of Architecture was completed in October 2003 and has been shortlisted for the Prime Minister's Award for Best Public Building.

Rick Mather Architects have also been appointed to design a new Arts Centre.