Work on the massive redevelopment of a De Montfort University building is well underway.
The £42million contract will totally transform the Fletcher complex and create new buildings for the schools of Art, Architecture and Design.
Work began three months ago and, although in the early stages of the development, a time lapse video has been created which captures the progress made.
Umesh Desai, DMU's Deputy Director of Estates, said: "A building project of this size is obviously a complex matter requiring a brilliant team effort between architects, contractors and our Estates staff and we are really pleased with the progress so far."
It shows diggers clearing and levelling the land where the former Students Union building and ceramics block stood.
Machinery can also be viewed, carrying out piling works for the foundations of a new wing, running parallel to the Newarke Point student halls.
The video also shows master climbers being erected on the outside of the Fletcher Tower Block
As well, windows are removed from Fletcher Tower Block as each floor is stripped out.
De Montfort is planning on updating their website with time lapse footage on a regular basis, so that staff, students and alumni can keep track of the progress being made.
The work, which is being led by construction company Balfour Beatty, is part of a £136million project which will provide De Montfort University with one of the finest higher education complexes in the UK.
