St Hilda's in the Observer

Following on from the publication of St Hilda's College's new riverside development in the Architect’s Journal, the project was also featured in the Observer on Sunday 28th November 2021.

"Buildings this good should be available everywhere...the Anniversary Building plays with history and building materials, while providing such things as student rooms, common rooms and spaces for teaching and functions. The notion here is that the old form of the quadrangle has been unfolded, such that you get a riverside garden rather than the traditional enclosure, while still making a place that is sheltered and reflective. The plain brickwork of the long block gets scalloped and frilly at the top, such that it nicely catches light and shadow. From time to time the metalwork breaks out into patterns of oak leaves."

Rowan Moore

Photo credit: Jim Stephenson