The Somerville College student accommodation for Oxford University has been shortlisted for the Brick Awards 2012 under category of the Best Housing Development of 26 units or more. Other contenders on the shortlist are Hawkins Brown, Haworth Tompkins, Glen Howells and Cartwright Pickard.
Niall McLaughlin Architects has been shortlisted for the St. Cross College competition for Oxford University. Pringle Richards Sharratt, Walters and Cohen and Wilkinson Eyre are the other shortlisted practices. The brief asks for the new student accommodation to be a ‘natural companion and complement to the existing buildings’ and is described as a ‘rare opportunity to finish a tucked-away and much loved space.’