Nethercot Webinar – Manor Lodge School
February 13 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Sarah Baigent, Structural Engineer at Price & Myers and Nethercot Prize winner 2025 will give an IABSE webinar on her project Manor Lodge School.
When: Feb 13, 2026, 1pm-2pm. Register (Free): Click Here
Manor Lodge School – Designing for Nature and Nuture
Manor Lodge combined technical precision with personal growth. The project reinforced that good design depends not only on detailed specification, but also on collaboration and communication. Done properly, this creates a structure that is both functional and inspiring. At the picturesque school, the task was to replace a tired conservatory with a new, extended space for learning, play, and connection with nature. The challenges included working in difficult ground conditions, within an occupied school, whilst still keeping sustainability at the forefront. This project highlighted the challenges of working with existing buildings (even with record drawings), the need for teamwork and creative problem solving, and how every meeting can be improved with a bacon butty.
Read the full paper here, which won the Nethercot Prize in 2025.
