Throughout April, participants attended bootcamp training at the College to learn the essential carpentry and construction skills needed to build a barn from scratch - defying traditional gender roles and breaking barriers in the industry.
Attendees, including BBC Look North presenter Amy Garcia, spent time at the College learning new skills from specialist joinery tutors in the North Street Campus workshops.
OPAL films capturing the impressive 24-hour build that followed:
After the spectacular achievement, the accessible WOW Barn on Cinder Moor in Leeds was used for three weeks for activities, gatherings, and a day-long WOW Barn Festival on 13 May.
The WOW Barn was made possible thanks to a partnership between Leeds 2023 and WOW, Leeds City Council, West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA), and supported by Leeds College of Building.
The ambition is for women, girls, and non-binary people to realise their potential and break down barriers when contemplating a career in construction.
