The worst buildings on campus:
5. The Ridley Building 1
If you're timetabled for the 1st Ridley Building, it might be a sensible idea to fill out an absence form for the day.
4. The Ridley Building 2
All the university had to do was watch Batman and Robin, A Good Day to Die Hard, and Zoolander 2 to realise that the sequel is never as good as the first. Especially when the first is the Ridley Building 1. Good luck getting the funding for the Ridley Building 3.
All the university had to do was watch Batman and Robin to realise that the sequel is never as good as the first. Especially when the first is the Ridley Building 1.
3. The King George VI building
Wherever you enter in the King George 6th building, will be the furthest possible place from where you're meant to be. This is the King George 6th Building paradox.
2. The Barbara Strang Teaching Centre
The Barbara Strang Teaching Centre, formerly known as the Bedson Teaching Centre, is a building contained within the Bedson Building, which is not directly accessible through the Bedson building, and where the main entrance is blocked by scaffolding. This is the information you're presented with as an English student in freshers week. I still don't think anyone has found it yet.
It looks like a multi-storey car park, It smells like a multi-storey car park, It might as well be a multi-storey car park...
1. The Drummond building
Whoever wrote 'you can't deny our campus is just beautiful' on the university website was hoping that you'd never stumble past the Drummond Building. It looks like a multi-storey car park, It smells like a multi-storey car park, It might as well be a multi-storey car park. If you're on the fence about dropping out, the Drummond building will make doing so a little bit easier.
The best buildings on campus
5. The Philip Robinson Library
The Philip Robinson is an impressive library which boasts its collection of millions of books. According to the website it contains over '0.8 million print books' which is in the millions… I suppose. Impressive nonetheless. For that reason its taken the 0.000005 millionth spot on my list, Congratulations.
4. The Armstrong building
The oldest remaining building on the university campus. However, it's not the bad old, its the nice old, like Hampton Court Palace (but still slightly worse. It's made the fourth spot regardless, it should be grateful).
For me, it is a no brainer, The Student Union Building...
3. The Students' Union
You're stranded on a desert island and you can only take one item with you and it can't be a boat. The age old question. You may say maybe a tool of some sort, or a water bottle, or a picture of your loved ones. For me, it is a no brainer, The Student Union Building. It's got a Wetherspoons, it's got a 24 hour study space, and it's got Kimchi Planet. It's probably quicker to name the things which the Student Union Building doesn't have. I don't know why no one else has ever thought to bring the Student Union Building.
2. The Henry Daysh building
Have you ever wondered what it would be like at the top of Newcastle's 21st tallest building? I can only compare the experience of euphoria to the astronaut stepping out of the space station for the first time, or cracking the enigma code, or when the northern lights were visible in Newcastle on your phone after taking a photo and adjusting the exposure. The Henry Daysh building is worth a visit. It's not worth relying on the lift though.
1. The Stephenson building
The Stephenson building, before its £110 million renovation completed in 2023, was not optimised for education, contained asbestos in the walls, and was generally outdated. Now it has two state of the art vending machines with a digital screen which allows you to vend multiple items in one purchase. £110 million well spent. Of course it has undergone a few other notable changes as well.