The Master's Field Development for Balliol College has won 2 awards at this years Schüco Excellence Awards in the Health, Education and Leisure category and as the overall winner. One of the judges commented “This thoughtful, high-quality project works at many different scales, from its collegiate context to the beautiful detailing of the façades”.
Niall attended the Natural History Museum VIP opening of Hintze Hall and the introduction of Hope – the new blue whale skeleton suspended from Alfred Waterhouse’s wrought iron roof structure.
This new exhibit marks a new chapter in the Museum’s engagement with the public on scientific issues. Meanwhile Dippy the Dinosaur has embarked on a UK-wide tour which will culminate in the skeleton being cast in bronze before taking up its new home in the NMLA-designed Museum grounds.
The first phase of this project involves the restoration and introduction of accessibility to the Museum’s famous main entrance and is due to complete in November 2017.