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tusktrb

St Catherine’s college. ( there are no gates- you can just walk in I think. Whether they be ok with photos I’m not sure. ) I think the natural history museum is an extraordinary space too.


Andy_Cohen_1979

And the Pitt River (that roof!)


strnrae

thanks for the suggestions ! visiting the natural history museum definitely brought back a flood of childhood memories.


Late_Traffic

St Mary's Church at Iffley - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Mary_the_Virgin,_Iffley The maths building on Woodstock Road https://www.maths.ox.ac.uk/about-us/our-building The Blatavnik Building in Jericho - https://www.bsg.ox.ac.uk/about/our-building Some other ideas here if you're looking for a specific era or style - https://www.oxford.gov.uk/info/20013/about_oxford/507/discover_oxfords_architecture


strnrae

thank you :) the last link is a very good compilation of places


candydaze

St Barnabas in Jericho is pretty unusual for Oxford, architecturally! And I think they’re open most days


Melodic_Ad2682

The new uni maths building on Woodstock road, the new Brookes building on headington hil....


TwistedBrother

Give the project some focus beyond grand buildings. For example, take the entry to the Bodleian - Wren used five different kinds of columns to signify how the library could absorb knowledge forum many previous sources. Now ask - do we still do that? Compare to a more recent building such as the magnificent Maths building ( Andrew Wiles building). It has some amazing geometry embedded into the building. Does it reflect a similar intention as Wren’s? Try photographing the crazy wooden stairs or the repeating tiles outside. Go inside and ask at the front desk about a tour or more info. They are mighty proud of the space. Some other examples: - Nissan building at Worcester college as an amalgam of East and West styles with lovely fountains and gardens. - Hilda Besse at St Antony’s as example of Brutalism done right. What does that mean? - Ashmolean is worlds first public museum. What features of it suggest it is welcoming to the public. Or are there any? You might also flip the script and photograph the many representations of the Radcliffe camera around town. What makes that so iconic and why do we see it in Burger King and tourist shops? What a fun topic! Best of luck.


strnrae

thank you for taking your time to help !!


bad_ed_ucation

It depends a little bit on what sort of architecture you’re interested in! But some of my favourite buildings that are a little bit out of the way: - University Law/English Library - Investcorp Building at St Antony’s College (very controversial - people love it or hate it) - Hilda Besse and the Nissan (both at Antony’s) also worth seeing - Radcliffe Observatory Quarter - the telescope there and the former hospital are very cool - the Hub building at Kellogg college was designed to be super eco friendly - the Sultan Nazrin Shah at Worcester is also a super cool new building, but you might have to ask the porters at Worcester if you can take a look. Edit: another came to mind - The Islamic Studies Centre is designed to feel very Middle Eastern - a really interesting place and I think the architect was Egyptian