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NASRIN SHAH BUILDING GROUND BREAKING

FEBRUARY 2015

Nasrin Shah Building Ground Breaking

A Ground Breaking Ceremony was held on 25th February for the commencement of the Nasrin Shah Building in Worcester College, Oxford.  The event was attended by Beard the main contractor, members of the design team and representatives of the College. The Provost Sir Jonathan Bate and the Client’s representative Dr Afifi Al-Akiti conducted the ceremony, allowing work to commence on the construction of ground works. The building is expected to be completed in late summer 2016. You can follow progress on site by visiting the contractor’s webcam here.

EUROPEAN UNION PRIZE FOR CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE – MIES VAN DER ROHE AWARD 2015

JANUARY 2015

European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award 2015

Niall McLaughlin Architects have been shortlisted for the main European architecture award, the Mies Van der Rohe Prize. Only three UK projects have received this recognition in the past five years. The Bishop Edward King Chapel is the shortlisted project. It will form part of a travelling exhibition of schemes in different European cities. The winner will be announced in summer 2015.