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School of the Built Environment news articles

18 July 2023

Blue plaque honours the planning pioneer whose name adorns two schools at Oxford Brookes University

A blue plaque has been unveiled at the former home of Sir Patrick Abercrombie - a pioneer of town planning whose name was adopted for the building that houses the Schools of Built Environment and Architecture at Oxford Brookes University.

The Red House in Aston Upthorpe

21 July 2022

Professor receives Lifetime Achievement award for contribution to Planning History

An Oxford Brookes professor has been awarded the Sir Peter Hall Award for Lifetime Achievement in Planning History by the International Planning History Society.

Professor receives Lifetime Achievement award for contribution to Planning History

21 December 2021

£2 million for new state-of-the-art teaching facilities

Thousands of students at Oxford Brookes University are set to benefit from a £2 million investment into new technology-enhanced facilities and simulation equipment with a grant awarded from the Office for Students (OfS).

£2 million for new state-of-the-art teaching facilities