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NEWS EDUCATION
BDP medical teaching building opens at University of Worcester
A teaching centre for health and medical students designed by BDP has opened its doors at the University of Worcester. Named after Elizabeth Garrett Anderson,
the fi rst woman to qualify as a physician and surgeon in the UK, the building “provides outstanding facilities for the university’s health students,” said the architects, as well as becoming the home of the university’s new Three Counties Medical School, which will welcome its fi rst cohort of students this September. Formerly home to the Worcester News and Berrows Journal, the building has undergone a “complete transformation over the past 12 months,” said BDP. Inside, the space has a new atrium, simulated GP consultation rooms, and light and spacious social learning spaces as well as a cafe. The space, which once housed the giant printing press, is now home to a new anatomy suite with high-tech equipment for students to learn about the human body and perform procedures in a controlled
BOOK
Monograph published compiling Norman Foster’s complete works
Norman Foster has worked closely with art book publisher TASCHEN to publish a monograph that comprehensively covers his life and work at his practice, Foster + Partners, as well as the Norman Foster Foundation.
The publishers commented: “This is the
fi rst time Foster’s complete body of work has been published in one edition on such a grand scale, giving a rare insight into the inner workings of his creative practice.” It details “his personal approach to his work, his inspirations, the link between art and architecture, and the correlation between his passions, such as being an aviator, and his work.”
The ‘XXL’ monograph, priced £350, comes in two volumes. In the fi rst, author Philip Jodidio “presents Foster’s worldwide architectural œuvre.” The book is fi lled with numerous previously unpublished images and sketches, handpicked by Foster from the archives. Containing 1,000 illustrations, the second volume also includes eight essays written by Foster that explain his sources of inspiration. A limited Art Edition of 300 copies is also available, including a 1 metre- wide signed print of a drawing by Foster of InnHub La Punt, a new centre for innovation in Switzerland. The two
volumes of this limited edition are collected in a custom-designed slipcase, which folds into a book stand. Norman Foster is founder and executive chairman of Foster + Partners and president of Norman Foster Foundation. He commented: “Marking my 60th year as an architect, I am delighted to announce this project. The monograph traces our pioneering sustainable agenda, which emerged in the 1960s, coupled with a design approach that anticipates future change.”
environment. The new facilities complement the existing clinical simulation suite at St John’s Campus.
In keeping with the university’s commitment to sustainability, the refurbishment has been completed to “outstanding environmental specifi cations,” said the architects, achieving a Gold SKA
environmental rating from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. The gold-coloured inert copper alloy cladding the exterior provides an “effi cient, long lasting solution, providing a weathertight covering to a thick layer of insulation making the building inexpensive to heat or cool,” said the architects. The building forms part of the university’s new Severn Campus for Health, Wellbeing and Inclusive Sport, which has seen the regeneration of a largely derelict riverside industrial estate. Further “exciting developments” on the new campus are planned, including the world’s fi rst “inclusive cricket centre” in partnership with the England and Wales Cricket Board, while a further building for teaching the ever-expanding number of health students at the university is also planned for construction in 2024. BDP added: “The whole campus is being opened up with new cycle and pedestrian facilities, car parking and 100 EV points.”
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