the library and the dance studios together, trying to create a sort of social hub? hm hm, hm hm, exactly. they were looking for a showcase building and what that meant was not that it was a show off building but a building that revealed what was happening inside the building to the passers by, to the outside. do you think that this is about changing the way university education might be? because, i mean, a lot of the students, they are not from university backgrounds. right. their parents didn t go to university, they re often first generation. you know, it s quite inviting, isn t it? it is, absolutely. and i think everybody has to feel at home, no matter whether i suppose that s what struck us about the university is it s so culturally diverse and that we had to think about integrating so many people in many different ways so that they feel comfortable. so if it is a gender or if it s about race or if it s about culture or it s about religion, they all feel like they should belong,
the building to the passers by, to the outside. do you think that this is about changing the way university education might be? because, i mean, a lot of the students, they are not from university backgrounds. right. their parents didn t go to university, they re often first generation. you know, it s quite inviting, isn t it? it is, absolutely. and i think everybody has to feel at home, no matter whether i suppose that s what struck us about the university is it s so culturally diverse and that we had to think about integrating so many people in many different ways so that they feel comfortable. so if it is a gender or if it s about race or if it s about culture or it s about religion, they all feel like they should belong, so it s like a little world, really. it s like a complete little world, so you can find people who are like you who maybe speak to you in this building. gerard carty, thank you very much indeed. congratulations. the winner of this year s riba stirling prize is ki
but particularly for the university, because this is something that s so important that we speak about what university education is about and. one of the extraordinary things about this is the client, as much as anything, isn t it? yeah. because they had this strange vision about inviting in the public, getting the library and the dance studios together, trying to create a sort of social hub? hmm hm, hmm hm, exactly. they were looking for a showcase building and what that meant was not that it was a show off building but a building that revealed what was happening inside the building to the passers by, to the outside. do you think that this is about changing the way university education might be? because, i mean, a lot of the students, they are not from university backgrounds. right. their parents didn t go to university, they re often first generation. you know, it s quite inviting, isn t it? it is, no, absolutely. and i think everybody has to feel at home, no matter whether what
vision about inviting in the public, getting the library and the dance studios together, trying to create a sort of social hub. exactly. they were looking for a showcase building and what that meant was not that it was a show off building but a building that revealed what was happening inside the building to the passers by into the outside. do you think that this is about changing the way university education might be? because, i mean, a lot of the students are not from university backgrounds. their parents didn t go to university, they re often first generation. you know, it is quite inviting, isn t it? it is inviting, absolutely. everybody has to feel at home, no matter what. i suppose what struck us about the university, as it is so culturally diverse and we had to think about integrating so many people in many different ways so that they feel comfortable. so if it is about gender or race or culture or religion, they ll feel like they should belong, so it is like little world, reall
do you think that this is about changing the way university education might be? because, i mean, a lot of the students are not from university backgrounds, their parents didn t go to university, they re often first generation. .. tou know, it is quite inviting, isn t it? it is inviting, absolutely, everybody has to feel at home, no matter what. i suppose what struck us about the university as it is so culturally diverse and we had to think about integrating so many people in many different ways so that they feel comfortable so if it is about gender or race or culture or religion, they ll feel like they should be long so it is like little world, really. it is like a complete little world seek and find people who are like you who may be speak to you in this building.