Communities can thrive or decline as a result of their environment. Social cohesion, social justice well-being are all affected by the quality of housing, infrastructure and access to green spaces - and this in turn shapes economic development. Community is a political, social and economic issue. Would you like to explore this?
The construction sector offers some fantastic opportunities for graduates of all disciplines, and this challenge is designed to showcase the rewards of multi-disciplinary working and provide insights into working for a planning consultancy. The Pegasus Built Environment Challenge is the chance to work with students from other disciplines across the faculty and develop your teamwork skills while collaborating on a community development scenario. You’ll develop commercial awareness by learning about other roles in a business, and presentation skills by presenting your plans to your peers and Pegasus representatives.
Pegasus Group is a leading development consultancy, providing consultancy expertise in projects supporting a range of social and environmental goals, including Blandford Hill Eco Hub, Kirklees Cultural Heart and the Merseyside Domestic Violence Unit.
You’ll be working in a team of eight on a brief given by Pegasus. We’ll be running a workshop for teams to get to know each other and then the challenge will take place on Monday 7 April from 9am to 5pm in the Cornerstone, with lunch provided.
Your team’s task will be to cost, design and promote a masterplan for a site owned by a client, for potential inclusion in a Local Plan. Each team will include:
Two planners - from Urban Studies and Planning courses
Two landscape architects - from Landscape Architecture courses
Two architects - from Architecture courses
One economist/business specialist - from Economics or Business Management courses
One PR/communications specialist - from any Social Sciences discipline
You’ll all be fully briefed on your role and you will all make contributions in different ways.
Taking part in this challenge could lead to an opportunity for work shadowing at Pegasus offices.
Comment from a student who took part last year:
"The task was really fun and engaging and overall the day was very enjoyable. The chance to work with people from other disciplines was also very useful for me, I am looking to go into the planning profession and as such multidisciplinary working will be a key part and as such I think I have gained important skills that will help my employability"
You can sign up from the 24th February via this form.