The Leisure Review: architecture

On Friday 13 May a few architecturally inclined individuals are going to have a morning on a bike (one each preferably) visiting a few buildings of note around Oxford followed by a spot of lunch. The idea is to combine an update for those who might not be too familiar with some of Oxford’s more recent buildings with a bit of professional networking; plus we hope it will also be an enjoyable couple of hours.

The current itinerary looks something like this:

10am	Brookes JHB building (aka Oxford Poly Gypsy Lane for the longer-qualified among us; opened 2014)
11am	Weston Library, Bodleian (opened 2015)
12 midday	Zaha Hadid at St Anthony’s (opened 2015)
1pm	Radcliffe Quarter, Woodstock Road (including the Herzog & de Meuron Blavatnik Building and the Mathematical Institute Andrew Wiles Building by Rafael Viñoly Architects)
2pm	Lunch somewhere with architectural merit and/or views

Somewhere en route there will also be the opportunity to dive into the Ashmolean, which was extensively remodelled in 2009, and reacquaint ourselves with some Wren, a small helping of Hawksmoor and a glimpse of Gibbs around the University’s historic centre.

We’re not sure whether such a trip would qualify for RIBA CPD points but we are confident that it will be informative, engaging and mildly entertaining, all with a bit of very light exercise thrown in.

If you can make it – or know of anyone who might enjoy the experience – we would be delighted to see you. If you have any questions regarding transport, parking or bike availability, please drop the editor a line via the contacts page or through the usual channels.

The Leisure Review is delighted to be presenting this event in association with PenwardenHale Architects.

The Leisure Review, April 2016