Churchill College : Cambridge, England, UK

Churchill College - original buildings Storey's Way 1959-68 Richard Sheppard, Robson & Partners photo © adrian welch Pleasant series of external courts - some partly open, some enclosed - with attractive landscaping. One court contains a huge sprawling tree and the entry is between two lovely pools. The styling of the facades is a little sombre and typical of the sixties. Competition winner, beating Stirling & Gowan, Chamberlin, Powell & Bon and Howell, Killick & Partridge; Judges included Leslie Martin and Basil Spence. Leslie Martin designed Harvey Court with Colin St John Wilson, a seminal Modern building; Basil Spence also designed a Cambridge building, at Queens' College. Stirling went on to work on the History Faculty for the University of Cambridge whilst Chamberlin, Powell & Bon worked on New Hall College. Churchill College - recent buildings off Storey's Way - Henning Larsen, Architect photo © adrian welch These postmodern buildings look rather thin and don't appear to fully engage with ideas and issues in traditional Cambridge architecture. Møller Centre for Continuing Education by Henning Larsen opened in 1992, a gift from Danish tycoon Maersk McKinney Møller.