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The Rain Pavilion

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So we finally got to see the Rain Pavilion today.

Now I know the project was a major team effort with lots of Brookes students working on various aspects. But it’s really hard not to focus on the two architecture students who came up with the original concept that won the competition, and worked on taking the design through to its finished form. Namely Alex Horsman, and our very own, the insanely talented, Charlotte Birch. It was amazing to see the Pavilion in all its glory with Charlotte, see little kids playing on it and people walking past it taking photos and knowing that they couldn’t do that without the efforts of these two wonderful ladies.

So some very proud people in Oxford today – there is still a little bit of finishing to do round the edges of the pavilion and unfortunately the water wasn’t switched on but it was a real privilege to be there with Charlotte

And it’s not just us that think it’s stunning. There are plenty of others who agree with us:

Oxford Brookes website

The Oxford Mail

and plenty of admiring comments on Twitter, such as this one, this one or this one.

 

NOTE: I have a video of the pavilion which I am trying to upload, but no matter what I do it uploads rotated by 90 degrees. Watch this space in case I manage to beat the computer into submission and I’ll post the correctly orientated video.

 

And now for something completely different

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We did say that occasionally we’d branch out from talking about concrete, brick patterns and light switches. and today is the first of those posts. And its because Maddie and I are both very excited and very proud.

For those of you who don’t know, in her second year as an undergraduate architect, Charlotte and her friend Alex Horsman entered and won a competition to design a pavilion to go outside the new, RIBA nominated, school of architecture at the University. It has taken a while, but Oxford Brookes have just released a video showing the pavilion in all its glory. Well almost – there are still a few fences around it, but it is pretty much there. On the video, Charlotte is the second voice you can hear.

Well done Charles – its an awesome achievement and we can’t wait for the official opening ceremony.

https://www.facebook.com/oxfordbrookes/videos/10154178232077908/