AL_A completes two buildings for University of Oxford's Wadham College
Words by Francesca Perry AL_A, the London-based architecture firm led by Amanda Levete, has designed two new interconnected buildings for Wadham College at the University of Oxford. Comprising an Undergraduate Centre and an Access Centre, the buildings – totalling 1,760 sq m, and clad in glass and anodised aluminium – form sleek contemporary interventions amid the historic campus. The Undergraduate Centre, focused on the importance of social spaces in today’s universities, includes a junior common room, cafe and bar, and daylit work areas. The Access Centre – which accommodates prospe...