Really pleased to hear our Paul Webley Wing project at SOAS , with Mace, has been shortlisted for two categories at the AJ Retrofit Awards this year - Higher & Further Education and Listed Buildings. A great list of finalists to be a part of - see the others here.
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20TH CENTURY HERITAGE REINVIGORATED FOR 21ST CENTURY STUDENT AND ACADEMIC NEEDS
Future + Heritage Synergy
An interesting event last week at which Mark along with MACE presented our project at the Paul Webley Wing, for the School of Oriental and African Studies. Guests heard how SOAS's requirements for a new student hub and teaching, study and academic spaces were accommodated within an iconic Grade II* listed building in the heart of the Bloomsbury Conservation Area, creating a modern and enlivened student-academic centre as a focal point for its centenary celebrations.
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SOAS Philips Building Appointment
Rock Townsend has been appointed by The School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) to refurbish the Philips Building on its Bloomsbury Campus. Originally designed by Denys Lasdun and completed in 1973, the refurbishment of this grade II* listed building will require a balance between the sensitive re-articulation of Lasdun’s original vision and modern interventions that meet the needs and expectations of today’s staff and students.
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Opening of Senate House North Block
SOAS in the press
Nice to see SOAS in the press again this week - articles today in both BD Online and Building Magazine.
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Early SOAS Perspective
Early sketch proposal for the redevelopment of the existing listed Charles Holden Senate House site with careful refurbishment, improved M&E services and and a new build social hub intervention.