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12/16 Render of William Doo Undergraduate Centre (left) and the Dr Lee Shau Kee Building (right)
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13/16 Render of William Doo Undergraduate Centre (left) and the Dr Lee Shau Kee Building (right)
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Source: Image by Wadham College
The wraps have been taken off a pair of buildings at Oxford University’s Wadham College designed by Amanda Levete’s practice AL A
The two connecting buildings consist of an undergraduate centre and an access centre for school students attending outreach events such as summer schools.
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Backed by benefactors William Doo and Lee Shau Kee, after which the two blocks are named, the new buildings sit in the college’s Back Quad, surrounded by mature trees, and replace Wadham College s 1951 Goddard Building.
AL A has completed a pair of new buildings at Oxford University’s Wadham College.
The first building is aimed at visiting school students while the second is an undergraduate building including study areas and kitchens. They replace the 1950s Goddard Building.
The scheme was bankrolled by Hong Kong businessman William Doo along with college honorary fellow Lee Shau Kee – the majority owner of developer Henderson and one of Hong Kong’s richest men with an estimated personal fortune of $32bn. Each will have a building named after him.
Amanda Levete, principal of AL A, said: “These two buildings are designed to radiate openness. Modest in scale, but high in aspiration, they express the liberal and egalitarian values of the college and create a sense of belonging for students and staff. Reflecting changes in the way students work and socialise, they are open and transparent, and use the life of the college to animate the buildings.”
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