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- Wadham College was founded in 1610 by Dorothy Wadham, according to the will of her late husband Nicholas Wadham, a member of an ancient Devon and Somerset family. The central buildings, a notable example of Jacobean architecture, were designed by the architect William Arnold and erected between 1610 and 1613.
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Wadham’s main building was designed by architect, or master mason, William Arnold and erected between 1610 and 1613. The traditional Oxford Gothic style of the building is modified by classical decorative detail, most notably the ‘frontispiece’ (which faces visitors on entry to the College) framing statues of James I and founders ...
- Architecture - Wadham College, Oxford
The Dorothy Wadham Building has been named RIBA South...
- Wadham College, 1610-13 | cabinet - University of Oxford
'Wadham is the only college [in Oxford] which was built all...
- Architecture - Wadham College, Oxford
Wadham College was founded in 1610 by Dorothy Wadham, according to the will of her late husband Nicholas Wadham, a member of an ancient Devon and Somerset family. The central buildings, a notable example of Jacobean architecture, were designed by the architect William Arnold and erected between 1610 and 1613. They include a large and ornate Hall.
Sep 13, 2021 · The Dorothy Wadham Building has been named RIBA South Building of the Year and National Award Winner in the Institute’s 2021 Awards. Read more.
AL_A has built two new buildings at Wadham College in Oxford, United Kingdom. This project showcases the two new buildings designed and built for Wadham College. The Access Centre and...
'Wadham is the only college [in Oxford] which was built all at one go and has remained virtually unchanged since....' (or at least had when Sherwood and Pevsner first published their survey of Oxfordshire in 1974). 'The foundation date is 1610; building began in the same year and was completed in 1613.'
Architecture wasn’t always Christopher Wren’s main practice. After completing a B.A. from Wadham College, Oxford in 1651, and then an M.A. in 1653, Wren was appointed as a professor of astronomy at Gresham College in London in 1657.
May 5, 2021 · London-based architecture studio AL_A has designed two buildings for the University of Oxford that are wrapped in aluminium and etched glass to mimic stone and reflect the site's historic...
