On the 9th September, Niall will give the RIBA Lecture to the Oxford Presentation Trust at St Luke’s Chapel in Oxford. He will discuss his personal involvement with the city of Oxford and present his perspective on how to create contemporary architecture in that context.
A Ground Breaking Ceremony was held on 25th February for the commencement of the Nasrin Shah Building in Worcester College, Oxford. The event was attended by Beard the main contractor, members of the design team and representatives of the College. The Provost Sir Jonathan Bate and the Client’s representative Dr Afifi Al-Akiti conducted the ceremony, allowing work to commence on the construction of ground works. The building is expected to be completed in late summer 2016. You can follow progress on site by visiting the contractor’s webcam here.