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St Cross Topping Out

January 2016

St Cross Topping Out

On the 15th of January to celebrate the West Quad building reaching its highest point, the College held a ‘topping out’ ceremony.  The new Vice Chancellor of Oxford University, Professor Richardson marked the occasion by filling cement on the building’s rooftop. Professor Richardson, remarked on the use of ‘creativity in such a constrained space and sensitivity to the surroundings’.

Somerville College Wins RIBA Award

June 2012

Somerville College Wins RIBA Award

Niall McLaughlin Architects’ Somerville College Student Accommodation for Oxford University has been awarded a RIBA Award 2012. The project was one of only 50 projects in the UK to win one of the prestigious awards.

RIBA President Angela Brady said of the winning schemes, ‘What really stands out is that even in times of austerity, we can still deliver amazingly clever, high quality buildings…these projects are truly exciting and inspiring.’