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Architects: Design Engine
- Year: 2014
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Manufacturers: Rieder Group, Hahn Lamellenfenster, Zumtobel
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Professionals: Sandy Brown, Holmes Wood, Laing O'Rourke, Land Use Consultants, QMP, +4
Oxford: The Latest Architecture and News
John Henry Brookes and Abercrombie Building / Design Engine Architects
Design Competition for James Stirling's Florey Building
The Queen’s College, Oxford is delighted to announce the launch of the Florey Design Competition. The College seeks a dedicated team to restore and add new facilities to James Stirling’s modernist masterpiece, The Florey building, which is Grade II listed.
Oriel College Design Competition Shortlist Announced
Malcolm Reading Consultants (MRC) recently announced the results of the first stage of the design competition to re-program and re-design Oriel College, Oxford’s social spaces. The shortlist, a fascinating cross-section of British architectural talent ranging from the contextual to the contemporary, is made-up of established practices with extensive portfolios. More than sixty teams submitted Expressions of Interest for the competition, which was launched in late June. The shortlisted teams include: AL_A, Allies and Morrison, Caruso St John Architects, Panter Hudspith Architects, and Wright & Wright Architects. More images and information after the break.
St Antony’s College / Bennetts Associates
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Architects: Bennetts Associates
- Year: 2013
Student Accommodation, Somerville College / Níall McLaughlin Architects
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Architects: Niall McLaughlin Architects
- Area: 2 m²
- Year: 2011
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Professionals: Gardiner & Theobald, HCD Management Ltd, Hoare Lea, PDCM Ltd., Turnberry Consulting, +1
Alison Brooks Architects Wins Competition For Exeter College, Oxford
Alison Brooks Architects has won the competition to design a `third quad´ for Exeter College at Oxford University. The “third quadrangle” is just a ten minute walk from the historic 700-year-old Turl Street campus in the heart of Oxford.
More on this project after the break.
AD Classics: Florey Building / James Stirling
The Queen's College Florey building is the third and last building of “The Red Trilogy” (the Leicester Engineering Faculty building and the Cambridge History Faculty building being the first two) designed by James Stirling, solidifying him as an irreplaceable facet in modern Architecture.
University of Oxford Mathematical Institute / RVA
Rafael Viñoly Architects have just announced the official groundbreaking of their Math Institute at the University of Oxford. Prior to the project, Oxford’s mathematics department was scattered across the University in different locations. RVA was commissioned to provide a design solution that provided a centralized building for the entire department, to create a balanced environment for academics’ need for privacy with the increasing importance of interdisciplinary collaboration.
More about the design after the break.
AD Classics: Miami University Art Museum / SOM
- Year: 1979