{"id":180,"date":"2014-09-13T10:25:19","date_gmt":"2014-09-13T09:25:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/?p=180"},"modified":"2014-09-14T22:36:50","modified_gmt":"2014-09-14T21:36:50","slug":"lrc-refurbishment-quick-update-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/2014\/09\/13\/lrc-refurbishment-quick-update-2\/","title":{"rendered":"LRC Refurbishment &#8211; very briefly in pictures, from start to finish!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Well, September is half way through.The refurbishment of the Language Resource Centre has moved along quite quickly, and here I present a few images to show what&#8217;s been happening since the start of September &#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a first early peek at the new user carrels ..<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0249.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-181 aligncenter\" alt=\"DSC_0249\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0249-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0249-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0249-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0249-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0249.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Toughened glass screens provide area division within the Centre &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0250.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-182 aligncenter\" alt=\"DSC_0250\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0250-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0250-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0250-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0250-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0250.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Talk Shop areas have been partitioned using glass also &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0251.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-183 aligncenter\" alt=\"DSC_0251\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0251-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0251-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0251-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0251-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0251.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Looking towards the technician&#8217;s workshop and new reception area &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0253.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-184 aligncenter\" alt=\"DSC_0253\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0253-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0253-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0253-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0253-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0253.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This area will contain sixteen PC workstations arranged in two facing rows of eight &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0254.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-185 aligncenter\" alt=\"DSC_0254\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0254-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0254-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0254-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0254-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0254.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Looking towards the new entrance. Note the glass dividers to the right of the picture &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0255.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-186 aligncenter\" alt=\"DSC_0255\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0255-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0255-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0255-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0255-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0255.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some more images\u00a0from construction work developing at the entrance ..<\/p>\n<p>View of the internals of our new entry barriers &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0267.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-199\" alt=\"DSC_0267\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0267-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0267-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0267-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0267-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0267.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The new reception desk under construction, viewed from inside the Centre\u00a0&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0264.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-195\" alt=\"DSC_0264\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0264-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0264-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0264-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0264-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0264.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>More views\u00a0of the entry barriers &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0260.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-192\" alt=\"DSC_0260\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0260-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0260-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0260-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0260-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0260.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0259.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-191\" alt=\"DSC_0259\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0259-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0259-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0259-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0259-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0259.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0261.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-193\" alt=\"DSC_0261\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0261-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0261-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0261-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0261-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0261.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Reception desk, looking into the Centre &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0257.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-189\" alt=\"DSC_0257\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0257-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0257-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0257-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0257-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0257.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>+++ STOP PRESS! +++ The building work was completed on 12th September. Here are a couple of pictures of the new 16-PC desk area to the left of the entrance as you go in. On Monday 15th September, the Centre will be open to our International students from INTO for registration&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0281.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-204 aligncenter\" alt=\"DSC_0281\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0281-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0281-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0281-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0281-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0281.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0282.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-205 aligncenter\" alt=\"DSC_0282\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0282-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0282-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0282-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0282-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0282.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0283.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-206 aligncenter\" alt=\"DSC_0283\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0283-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0283-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0283-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0283-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/files\/2014\/09\/DSC_0283.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well, September is half way through.The refurbishment of the Language Resource Centre has moved along quite quickly, and here I present a few images to show what&#8217;s been happening since the start of September &#8230;. Here&#8217;s a first early peek &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/2014\/09\/13\/lrc-refurbishment-quick-update-2\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3854,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-180","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-user-experience"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3854"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=180"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":216,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180\/revisions\/216"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=180"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=180"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/davidlowe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=180"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}