Oxford University has released five shortlisted proposals to overhaul and extend its St Hilda's College. Part of the invited competition Redefining St Hilda's, the concepts are designed to expand student and Fellow accommodation, while providing new social and teaching spaces, Middle Common Room, Porters' Lodge and entrance for the college.
“We are keenly aware of the legacy we give to future generations as well as the opportunity to enhance Oxford itself. This initiative is all about reimagining this beautiful site and creating an academic environment which is pleasing and satisfying to use, and which enables the College to flourish over the next hundred years,” says St Hilda’s College Principal, Professor Sir Gordon Duff.
Read on for a glance at the five shortlisted proposals...
6a architects
DRDH Architects
Gort Scott
Hall McKnight
Tim Ronalds Architects
An exhibition of the concept designs will be held at the College for invited guests and stakeholders from February 1-12, 2016, with jury interviews taking place the following month and the winner announcement expected in late March 2016.
"St Hilda’s College was one of the original group of five women’s colleges founded at Oxford at the end of the nineteenth century. Since 2008, it has selected its undergraduates and graduates without regard to gender. St Hilda’s now has one of the highest proportions of international undergraduate students of any college within the University," says competition organizer Malcolm Reading Consultants.
