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A university at all. it's polished, new, it didn't give me the vibe of a traditional university you see on tv shows. hearing it is mostly dedicated to dance and performing arts, amazing to hear about, because they are normally seen as an afterthought for universities. dance and performing arts are not seen as a career path. kingston, like many new universities, grew from an amalgamation of older colleges and institutions. a hodgepodge mixture of buildings in different locations — few of them had much wow factor. the town house is meant to be a statement, a public face. it has given the unive...

That is so important, that we speak about what university education is about. one of the extraordinary things is the client as much as anything, because they had this strange vision about inviting in the public, getting the library and dance studios together, trying to create a sort of social hub will. a sort of social hub? exactly, they were looking for a showpiece building and that meant not that it was to show off the building, but revealed what was happening in the building to passers—by outside. do you think this is about changing the way a university education might be? many students a...

Question of all — why build in the first place? a question that takes us to ourfirst nominated building. kingston university in london wanted a new library and a place for its dance studios, but the town house is more than that. it is a way of creating openness, collaboration, togetherness and pride. wow, like, this is incredible. like, coming here and being like, if i walk past with people from home, like, i go to uni there and they are like, that is where you study? and i am like, yeah, it's so cool! the first day i walked in here was actually very unique. i did not imagine this would be

Few of them had much wow factor. the town house is meant to be a statement, a public face. it has given the university, for the first time, a front door. it is open to the public. these staircases, they are social spaces leading up to the whispering gallery, the library has been mixed in with the dance studios across there. everything servicing a central overriding thought — bringing people together. there is a little bar and cafe over there. it is such an open and bright space. there is so many more studios, meaning the whole curriculum has changed, ourtimetable, we can have so many more cl...

A purpose, to make university life open, accessible, collaborative, social, receiving the award. and we have to win out with us now. gerard from grafton architects, congratulations, must be a good feeling? a congratulations, must be a good feelina? . ., , ., feeling? a astonishing, we are deliahted feeling? a astonishing, we are delighted we _ feeling? a astonishing, we are delighted we won _ feeling? a astonishing, we are delighted we won this - feeling? a astonishing, we are delighted we won this prize. i delighted we won this prize. particularly for the university because _ particularly for...