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G4C Event highlights the city’s contemporary buildings
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Oxford is well known for its classic buildings and iconic skyline but a recent event by G4C, a sub group of Constructing Excellence showcased some of the modern additions to the rich heritage that exists in the city. On Friday 4th September Jason Crozier, our Project Management intern, attended a walking tour of 11 buildings around the city centre, led by Gavin Watts of Ayre Chamberlain Gaunt Architects.
Projects ranged from Zaha Hadid’s distinctive silver tunnel design at The Investcorp Building for the Middle Eastern Culture Centre, St Antony’s College; the £100milllion Blavatnik School of Government in Jericho; Ashmolean Museum (pictured above); the Oxford Station Development through to the Oxford Castle masterplan, project managed by Clarkson Alliance.
The Investcorp Building, St Antony’s Building
“The normal Oxford tourist trail does not include the majority of buildings we visited as people tend to visit the city for its traditional architecture. It was great to see how the contemporary buildings sit alongside the classic structures. A good example is the Andrew Wiles Building for the University of Oxford Mathematics department which was designed to avoid obstructing the key vista between Carfax tower and the Radcliffe Observatory.
The tour was a reminder that although we are guardians of a vast array of cultural heritage, in need of conservation, we also have a duty to ensure ongoing development. New buildings need to ensure they are sympathetic to Oxford’s stock of culturally significant buildings in order to secure the city’s future.” – Jason Crozier, Project Management intern.
G4C is an extension of the values of Constructing Excellence, promoting best practice in the industry through informative events, engaging young professionals. This event was organised by the Berkshire branch of G4C.