Architects Patel Taylor have completed two new buildings at the Essex University campus, a new wing to the Albert Sloman Library and the new Silberrad Student Centre. These two projects have been carefully designed and located as a continuation of the original 1960s utopian masterplan for the university by Architects Cooperative Partnership. Using high quality materials and a calm rational aesthetic, these buildings will set a new standard for student facilities across the campus.

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Architects: Patel Taylor · Office Profile

Location: University of Essex (Colchester), Colchester, Colchester, Essex CO4, UK

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Edmund Sumner · Photographer Profile, Tim Soar · Photographer Profile
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From the architect. Architects Patel Taylor have completed two new buildings at the Essex University campus, a new wing to the Albert Sloman Library and the new Silberrad Student Centre. These two projects have been carefully designed and located as a continuation of the original 1960s utopian masterplan for the university by Architects Cooperative Partnership. Using high quality materials and a calm rational aesthetic, these buildings will set a new standard for student facilities across the campus.

© Tim Soar

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