Radcliffe Observatory Quarter
The Radcliffe Observatory Quarter (ROQ) is a major University of Oxford development project in Oxford, England, in the estate of the old Radcliffe Infirmary hospital.[1] The site, covering 10 acres (3.7 hectares) is in central north Oxford. It is bounded by
History
In 2009,
New accommodation at
In June 2012,
A new Mathematical Institute for the University of Oxford has been built on the site, named after the mathematician Sir Andrew Wiles, who proved Fermat's Last Theorem. The site will also include a Humanities Building and Library, the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, and the Blavatnik School of Government.[7]
Construction of the Blavatnik School of Government finished in 2015. It is a 22 meter tall building immediately south of
In March 2016, Oxford University's Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences relocated from New Radcliffe House to the refurbished Outpatient's Building, adjacent to the old Radcliffe Infirmary. Following a £14m investment, the Grade II-listed outpatients building has been transformed into a new research and teaching centre for primary care researchers. It had been empty since 2007, when the outpatient services were transferred to the West Wing of the John Radcliffe Hospital in Headington.[10]
- Delayed construction of Humanities building
After securing planning permission for a new Humanities building in 2010, construction was put on hold due to the 'uncertain financial climate.' In 2015, a spokesman for the University said that the university planned to begin construction of a new Humanities building on the site in 2018. However, the head of the Humanities Division later said that construction would begin in 2021.[11] In June 2019, the university announced that Stephen A. Schwarzman had donated £150 million to establish the Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities.[12]
Gallery
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Archaeological excavations by the Museum of London in 2009, with the Radcliffe Infirmary building in the background -
New Radcliffe House in the Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, housing the Jericho Health Centre, with the tower of the Radcliffe Observatoryin the background -
The Radcliffe Observatory, after which the ROQ project is named -
Ongoing refit of the former outpatients' building into a new health research and teaching centre for the University of Oxford
References
- ^ Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, University of Oxford, UK.
- ^ Planning permission granted on Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, University of Oxford, UK, 7 October 2009.
- ^ "Oxford University Event Venues:St Luke's Chapel". Oxford: University of Oxford.
- Geograph. UK. 7 November 2009. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ^ "Longcross Completes New Radcliffe House for Oxford University". www.longcross.co.uk. UK: Longcross. June 2012. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
- ^ "Jericho Health Centre Building". www.ox.ac.uk/roq. University of Oxford, UK. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
- ^ Turnberry Consulting. (2009.) University of Oxford Radcliffe Observatory Quarter: Mathematical Institute: Planning Statement, University of Oxford.
- ^ Little, Reg (28 February 2013). "University is facing battle over £30 Jericho plan". The Oxford Times. pp. 1, 3.
- ^ Little, Reg (1 March 2013). "University building 'is threat to city skyline'". Oxford Mail.
- ^ Oliver, Matt (22 March 2016). "Former Radcliffe Infirmary outpatients' building given £14.1m makeover". Oxford Mail.
- ^ "'Top priority?' Uni building plans a decade behind schedule". Versa. UK. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ Adams, Richard (19 June 2019). "Oxford to receive biggest single donation 'since the Renaissance'". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 June 2019.