On Friday 29^th April 2022, Year 3 Civil Engineering students presented their designs for a “new Hall of Residence for students as a single building, with a separate, single-story indoor swimming pool hall” to be located on campus as part of their Civil and Structural Steel Design Project. The final event was held in the Atrium of the Portland Building, where students showcased their 3D models of proposed designs and presented highlights of their designs to the Academics and fellow Students. Students used 3D printing to build their 3D models, produced animated 3D videos, and detailed 2D AutoCAD design drawings to communicate their designs in an effective manner both to technical and non-technical audiences. Three groups developed their designs starting from agreed university requirements (e.g., to accommodate 240 study-bedrooms with en-suite facilities), carried out the conceptual design, civils design, load estimation, and finished by structural steel element design to produce technical drawings for construction.

In this final showcase, all attendees were able to mark the students’ performance and vote for their favorite project. The winners of the Best People's Choice Award are:

• Group No.: Group 2
• Mini Company Name: Unlimited Construction Limited (UCL)
• Students: Shunyu Yao, Marvel Liandri, Chengxuan Jiang, Haoyu Zhang, Yiwei Zhang, Chenghao Yang.

The Civil and Structural Steel Design Project module (CIVE2053) was firstly introduced in the 2017-2018 academic year as part of the University of Nottingham’s innovative restructuring of the BEng (Hons) Civil Engineering course. On successful completion of this course, students will understand how different aspects of a Civil Engineering project interface and how sustainability and health and safety considerations can impact the design. The project simulates the real-life design process to promote the creativity, teamwork, and presentation skills of undergraduate Year 3 students and expose them to the exciting world of technological project-based engineering. This effort aims to bridge the gap between the theory and application of engineering in the early stages of education.