students and fusing dance and a library. and then cambridge and on a smaller scale in the suburb we saw how a mosque broke down the barriers between the local community in a wonderfully caring way with the wider circle of worshipers. and in cambridge we saw ten buildings for affordable housing, desirable and based on the quadrangle of historic university. and then finally, we hit the tourist trail in cornwall and we saw we walked across this amazing bridge, suspended in space. engineering is arts. a reminder of the importance of infrastructure,
receiving the award on stage tonight, jamie congre, a building designed to inspire togetherness and bring students together. we togetherness and bring students touether. ~ ., , . ., togetherness and bring students touether. ., , . together. we did not expect to be in this position together. we did not expect to be in this position but together. we did not expect to be in this position but i together. we did not expect to be in this position but i suppose together. we did not expect to be in this position but i suppose one - this position but i suppose one always has to be somehow prepared and i could thank you very much. and we would like to thank veryjury for stimulating conversation on their visit to the university when you are there for the jury visits and eyelid they could thank the riba for the wonderful honor. we are absolutely delighted and i would also like to speakfor delighted and i would also like to speak for the founding directors of grafton architects who unfortun
and he did not seem that they could come. so we are delighted. this is i would team behind me from grafton architects and the identity to be here with you and to be able to share in this occasion. also, with our esteemed colleagues who presented all of the other amazing projects this evening and whose company we are so proud to be part of. and that i could to be part of. i could also say at our table we have stephen spare who is vice chancellor of the university and we have also shown will as the director of buildings and we also have an edwards who is the director of the construction company who helped us and who we collaborated with to make this project. they were wonderful clients who presented a most stimulating and provocative brief to us and both about the future of students and what the future of the
clever grade, this concrete grade to separate acoustically but to create all these visual connections between the dancers and the music and between the library and the public. to the public can come in off the streets? . to the public can come in off the streets? , , , . .., streets? yes, the public can come off the street. streets? yes, the public can come off the street. there streets? yes, the public can come off the street. there are streets? yes, the public can come off the street. there are caf s - streets? yes, the public can come off the street. there are caf s and| off the street. there are caf s and these wonderful areas that pop out in the street and make the building what it is. . . . in the street and make the building what it is. , , ., ., what it is. this is all about giving a university what it is. this is all about giving a university essentially what it is. this is all about giving a university essentially a - what it is. this is all about giving a universit
ask proper questions or something like that you can just filter your way in. so we use the cafe as a threshold way you can manage to find your way into the building without even realizing it. do your way into the building without even realizing it. your way into the building without even realizing it. do you think this is about changing even realizing it. do you think this is about changing the even realizing it. do you think this is about changing the way - even realizing it. do you think this i is about changing the way university education might be? a lot of the students are not from university backgrounds. their parents did not go with university, there often first generation. it’s go with university, there often first generation. first generation. it s quite in bankin: first generation. it s quite in banking is first generation. it s quite in banking is in first generation. it s quite in banking is in it? first generation. it s quite in banking is in it? it first g