City of Westminster College, London : Information

Nov 2007 City of Westminster College wins full planning consent Leading Danish architects schmidt hammer lassen have won full planning consent for a major educational project at Paddington Green, West London. schmidt hammer lassen’s design for a new £93 million HQ building for the further education provider will offer brand new, state-of-the-art teaching and learning facilities in an inspirational building. At the heart of the scheme is a dynamic inner atrium filled with natural light. This central galleried space will act as the new building’s ‘hub’, a circulation and meeting space leading to adjacent areas providing academic and practical teaching facilities, open learning centre, meeting rooms, administrative accommodation and flexible seminar spaces. Facilities such as this one will become increasingly important in light of the Education and Skills bill introduced at the state opening of parliament. City of Westminster College : schmidt hammer lassen info excerpt Feb07: Award-winning Danish architects schmidt hammer lassen have been appointed by the City of Westminster College to design their new Paddington Green headquarters. SHL’s £90 million design was selected from around 100 entries across Europe on the basis of its “sustainability, sensitivity to the surrounding urban environment and its inherent understanding of modern educational requirements.” Situated in the heart of Westminster, the main campus is located on Paddington Green Park and close to the vibrant streets and transport links of the Edgware Road. SHL’s new design will create a building that actively engages with its surroundings - voids cut into the building’s mass reinforcing the perception of a transparent, permeable and inherently civic building. City of Westminster College Building information received 220207 London Buildings City of Westminster College architects: schmidt hammer lassen City of Westminster College • City of Westminster College is a medium-sized further education college with five centres in central and west London – Paddington, Maida Vale, Queens Park, Marylebone and the Cockpit Theatre • Offers over 300 full and part-time courses to around 8,000 students each year. • Offers 28 subjects at A level & 7 subjects at Intensive A level • Specialises in Digital Media, Science, Engineering, Sound Engineering & Music Technology • Centre of Vocational Excellence in New Media Technology • Diverse student population with over 45% of students speaking English as a second language • Key partner in Westminster 6f Consortium, working with all secondary schools in Westminster • Associate partner of University of Westminster and Middlesex University • Offers Foundation degrees in Music Technology, Photography and Ophthalmic Science & Technology • Discrete and extensive provision for Homeless • Contracted by Westminster City Council to deliver ‘Education Otherwise than in Schools’ programme for excluded 14-16 year olds Another building by City of Westminster College architects: Aberdeen Library