Past event: Series of events celebrate new building work commencement

This event has now finished. Please see our events website for details of upcoming events at Brookes.

Tuesday 5 April 2011, 11:00 until 14:00

Open to all

Location

Gipsy Lane Main Reception, Abercrombie Building Entrance, Fuller Lecture Theatre, Headington Campus / Headington Campus, Gipsy Lane site / Headington Campus / Headington Campus, Gipsy Lane site

Details

A day of events to celebrate the start of construction work on the new library and teaching building will begin at 11am on Tuesday 5 April.

The date marks 57 years since Lord Nuffield laid the original foundation stone of the Darcy engineering block for the School of Technology, Art and Commerce, establishing a new campus in Headington.

Join us for one of the below activities to help mark this exciting step in creating an even better place to be.

11:00am – 2:00pm

Find out more

Stop in Gipsy Lane Main Reception for free tea and coffee plus try out some of the proposed pooled teaching furniture and speak to one of the Space to Think team.

11:00am – 1:00pm

Bird’s Eye View

See the construction site from a new elevated viewing platform, near the entrance to the Abercrombie Building.

12:00pm – 12.45pm

Lunchtime lecture*

Grab a free sandwich in the Fuller Lecture Theatre (FH101) for an informal talk by Design Engine, the new building’s architects.

12:00pm – 1.40pm

‘Behind the hoarding’ tours*

Sign up for a site tour led by building contractor Laing O’Rourke at Gipsy Lane Main Reception. Numbers will be very limited and registration opens from 9.30am on the day.

You can also check out the model for the future Gipsy Lane site by visiting the display in the Buckley foyer.

*Places are limited for these events and will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.