Campus Update Winter 2016 | Page 7

Interacti0n 2 Update Winning A SEAT IN THE FRONT ROW Design competition winners from Cumnock Academy have seen their idea for Ayrshire College’s new campus brought to life.The group paid a visit to manufacturers, Character Joinery, in Kilmarnock, to see a halfscale model of their modern seating area that won the ‘Interaction 2’ East Ayrshire school enterprise challenge. The competition was run by Keppie Design in partnership with East Ayrshire Council and Ayrshire College. It challenged pupils to design an inspirational, flexible and open learning space to be housed on the top floor of the new campus in Kilmarnock. The half scale model seating area. The winning team - Cumnock Academy’s Billie-Jean Findleton, Craig Laird, Luke McBlain, Aiden McGregor and Douglas Robertson were praised for showing their attention to detail in lighting, acoustics and furnishings, while also considering practicality.