Darwin College : Cambridge, England, UK

Darwin College, Extension, off Silver St - The Backs 1993-94 Dixon Jones Architects photo © Adrian Welch Darwin College Library: View above from Laundress Green on The Backs Sweet little building perched on the edge of the Cam. The wood looks a bit weary (note gradation from grey below to original richness above) and seems discordant with context but works well with the rich beige brickwork. The balconies and stairs hanging off the facade are quaint to some and fiddly for others but a welcome antidote to much of the recent macho and monumental college architecture. The immediate relationship with the water is superb, feeling more Italian than 'rules & regulation' English. Darwin College Extension : Dixon Jones Architects Darwin College – addition / redevelopment 2006 5th Studio Darwin College Addition architects : 5th Studio Adjacent buildings to Darwin College: Queens' College - Cripps Court, The Backs, off Silver St 1972-80 Powell & Moya Architects photo © Adrian Welch Queens' College Queens' College - Mathematical Bridge, River Cam, off Silver St 1749; rebuilt 1867 & 1902 W. Etheridge photo © Adrian Welch The Backs - Darwin College extension by Dixon.Jones in background photo © Adrian Welch Darwin College Study Centre won a RIBA Award in 1994