Live Projects

The Live Projects are a pioneering educational initiative introduced by the School of Architecture at the University of Sheffield. The projects draw on the School’s exceptional research base as well as the commitment, vision and resources of highly talented students. Running since 1999, the initiative is responsible for over 250 completed projects, each of which is archived below.

2017-2018

Projects 2017 + Theatre Deli presents The Umbrella Factory, a playful, cross-disciplinary project exploring the links between drama and space, through the medium of immersive theatre. We are proud to have been working with Theatre Deli on their new venture into the city, and were working to resolve a set of issues linked with a move to new premises on the Moor. Already a well-established theatre company in Sheffield, we proposed a series of playful investigations to resolve issues surrounding the move of location, and to publicise and engage…

Sep 17

Harmony Works Live Project brings together two flourishing Sheffield music organisations; Sheffield Music Hub and Sheffield Music Academy, to propose an exciting new centre for music education and performance in the city through occupation of an empty historic building. This centre would embody the shared belief that Sheffield should be striving further to provide access for young people from all backgrounds to a musical education, in a radical rethink of the normative conservatoire into a new form of music hub. This demanded the development of a cohesive identity,… 

Sep 17

A collaboration with the Wild WEB project; Idle Valley Nature Reserve’s development plan for opening up to a wider range of user groups as well as to better provide for the people who already use and care for the reserve; their large volunteer base, nature enthusiasts, and educational programmes.

Sep 17

Designed and facilitated a new and exciting installation for the Castlegate site that will allow the public to view the archaeological dig for Sheffield Castle.

Sep 17

Providing platforms to discuss impacts and explore solutions by hearing ideas, opinions and experiences of the issues surrounding housing in Sheffield.

Sep 17

Intensifying Industry on three sites in Brussels by 200%

Sep 17

The project created a vision for the future of Stocksbridge Community Leisure Centre and ‘Your’ Oxley Park through a series of phased deliverable packages, building support and ownership by engaging with key stakeholders and the local community.

Sep 17

The reestablishment of a direct link between London Road to The Moor has been discussed for a number of years, with no concrete plans being formed.  The site is divided by Sheffield’s inner ring road, and currently pedestrians either have to cross a wide road or travel through narrow underpass, creating both a physical and perceived separation between London Road and The Moor. The Live Project’s clients, the Labour Party Planning Policy Forum (LPPPF), want to address this and share a common consensus that for the betterment of the city, the council should…

Sep 17

Re-envisioning and facilitating the future of Cemetery Road Baptist Church.

Sep 17

‘Tinsley For Us’ Live Project team worked with an initial client brief to explore the options of how a library facility could be included within the Tinsley Forum. We identified key issues within the existing building and conducted research into the role of the Forum within Tinsley as well as precedent studies of volunteer libraries around Sheffield. In addition to develop the brief and the project, the team engaged in iterative process that included consultation with a wide range of stakeholders, held public event and presentations to test our ideas. The…

Sep 17

‘Zest for the Future’ focuses on the revitalisation of the Centre for Netherthorpe, Upperthorpe and Langsett.

Sep 17

The Ashton Platform has woven the voices of the people of Ashton into a creative vision for the future of the town.

Sep 17

Penistone is a small market town in South Yorkshire, not far from Barnsley, Sheffield and Huddersfield, that is currently underused and threatened by economic decline. Working with the local council and community, PenistoneLIVE! identified the problems currently facing the town and developed proposals in the form of a toolkit for the council to use to enhance Penistone’s future. This toolkit is based on a 3Rs strategy – Reconnect, Rebrand, Reuse. When PenistoneLIVE! first arrived in Penistone, the team discovered first-hand that visitors find it difficult…

Sep 17