St Cross Topping Out

January 2016

On the 15^th 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’.

Two wins at the Oxford Preservation Trust Awards

November 2013

The practice were delighted to receive two awards at the Oxford Presentation Trust Awards earlier this month. The student accommodation for Somerville College and the Bishop Edward King Chapel were both among the winners in the New Buildings category, with the Chapel described by the judges as a “particularly popular award in an extraordinary year.”