Zeeman Building,
University of Warwick, UK
Architect
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R H Partnership
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Date Built
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2004
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Location
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University
of Warwick
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Description
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Sir Erik Christopher Zeeman is
an eminent mathematician who, in 1964,
founded the Mathematics Department and
Mathematics Research Centre at the
University of Warwick. He was only 38 at
the time but he is reported to have said
that he, " ... had
developed some fairly strong ideas
on how to run a department and
create a Mathematics Institute: I
wanted to combine the flexibility of
options that are common in most
American universities, with the kind
of tutorial care to be found in
Oxford and Cambridge."
Today, this beautiful new
building on the Warwick Campus bears his
name. The university website says
that, "The main part of the
building was opened in 2004, and a
substantial extension was added in
2008. Its facilities include superb
lecture rooms and student work
areas, and well-equipped computer
labs."
A glass bridge links the
Zeeman Building with the adjacent
Computer Science Building.
The architects say that the brief for
the design was developed through a
series of meetings and that "connectivity
and potential chance encounters were
key to the user's aspirations. ....
To achieve this the design arranges
the academic offices around a
courtyard plan which allows for
informal discussion areas, connected
by open stairs, with views out to
the courtyard."
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