Bishop Edward King Chapel : Information

30 Jun 2009 Bishop Edward King Chapel - Shortlist The competition to design a new College Chapel in Oxfordshire received an outstanding response with over 126 expressions of interest received from architects all over the world. Bishop Edward King Chapel Competition Shortlist: Massimiliano Fuksas Architetto, Rome Sarah Hare Architects, London Niall McLaughlin Architects, London Terry Pawson Architects Ltd, London Ushida Findlay Architects, Edinburgh Ripon College Cuddesdon and the Oxford Ministry Course combine to make a thriving, vibrant single institution providing theological education and training for ministry. The new Chapel building will be built as part of a major programme of expansion and consolidation of its buildings in order to meet the needs of ministerial formation and Christian education in the 21st century. The College has high aspirations that the new building will be of the highest architectural quality, hence the decision to select the successful practice and scheme through an architectural competition. The Principal of Cuddesdon, the Revd Canon Professor Martyn Percy comments that "a religious community of this kind, which educates and trains students for ordained ministry in the Church of England, places worship at the very centre of its life. Our hope is for a chapel that will help shape the future of ordination training, inspiring and illuminating a fresh generation of ordinands as they prepare for ministry in the 21st century." The shortlist will now be given seven weeks to come up with concept designs for the new building. A winner will be chosen following final judging which takes place on 7th September 2009. Previously: 13 May 2009 Bishop Edward King Chapel - New Design Competition Architects with outstanding design skills are being sought to take part in a competition to design a new College Chapel in Oxfordshire. Ripon College, Cuddesdon intends to commission the new building as part of a major programme of expansion and consolidation of its buildings in order to meet the needs of ministerial formation and Christian education in the 21st century. The overall objective for the chapel is that it will be a place in which people will want to pray and feel attracted to do so. The new building should be welcoming, flexible and functional and of the highest architectural quality. The proposed budget will be some £1.2 million, excluding furnishing and fees. Selection will take the form of a two stage process, which at stage one seeks expressions of interest. A shortlist of up to five practices will be chosen and invited to produce concept designs. Anyone interested in being considered should contact the RIBA Competitions Office for a preliminary briefing paper. This can be downloaded from www.architecture.com/competitions. The deadline for expressions of interest is Thursday 11th June 2009.