UK - Oxford - Blavatnik Exterior 03_mono_DSC8522
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Sticking with the rather niche subject of 'Contemporary architecture in Jericho' here's a shot of the Herzog & de Meuron Blavatnik School of Government.
I've uploaded photos before but the lighting conditions were particularly good on this morning. It was the reflections on the ground created by the facetted glass that initially caught me eye here.
Click here for more shots of Herzog & de Meuron buildings : www.flickr.com/photos/darrellg/albums/72157622982082489
From Wikipedia : "The Blavatnik School of Government is located in the University of Oxford's Radcliffe Observatory Quarter on Woodstock Road, however its main entrance is on Walton Street. The building is designed by architects Herzog & de Meuron to promote open discussion, interaction and collaboration. The central forum is inspired by the idea of openness and transparency and connects all the floors together. Construction work started in autumn 2013, after some controversy, and ended in late 2015. The building is controlled by a combination of systems and technology that helps minimise its environmental impact.
The building is taller than Carfax Tower in the centre of Oxford, this dominating the site and causing opposition to the scheme by local residents in the Jericho district of the city and elsewhere. The site is immediately to the south of the café/bar Freud, in the historic 1836 Greek revival St Paul's Church on Walton Street. The scheme has been opposed by the cafe's owner, David Freud, due to its size compared to the church building. The site is also opposite the classical Oxford University Press building. In Spring 2013, a public meeting was held in St Barnabas Church and the building was described as "a concrete marshmallow".
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UK - Oxford - Blavatnik Exterior 03_mono_DSC8522
My Website : Twitter : Facebook : Instagram : Photocrowd
Sticking with the rather niche subject of 'Contemporary architecture in Jericho' here's a shot of the Herzog & de Meuron Blavatnik School of Government.
I've uploaded photos before but the lighting conditions were particularly good on this morning. It was the reflections on the ground created by the facetted glass that initially caught me eye here.
Click here for more shots of Herzog & de Meuron buildings : www.flickr.com/photos/darrellg/albums/72157622982082489
From Wikipedia : "The Blavatnik School of Government is located in the University of Oxford's Radcliffe Observatory Quarter on Woodstock Road, however its main entrance is on Walton Street. The building is designed by architects Herzog & de Meuron to promote open discussion, interaction and collaboration. The central forum is inspired by the idea of openness and transparency and connects all the floors together. Construction work started in autumn 2013, after some controversy, and ended in late 2015. The building is controlled by a combination of systems and technology that helps minimise its environmental impact.
The building is taller than Carfax Tower in the centre of Oxford, this dominating the site and causing opposition to the scheme by local residents in the Jericho district of the city and elsewhere. The site is immediately to the south of the café/bar Freud, in the historic 1836 Greek revival St Paul's Church on Walton Street. The scheme has been opposed by the cafe's owner, David Freud, due to its size compared to the church building. The site is also opposite the classical Oxford University Press building. In Spring 2013, a public meeting was held in St Barnabas Church and the building was described as "a concrete marshmallow".
© D.Godliman