Oxford Innovation District Design Competition News, Legal & General Capital Architecture Contest
Oxford Innovation District Design Competition, Begbroke Science Park
8 November 2021
Location: Begbroke Science Park, Begbroke Lane, Yarnton, Kidlington OX5 1PF, UK
Architecture Competition launched for design team for £1bn Oxford Innovation District

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Oxford Innovation District Competition News
Monday 8 November 2021 – Oxford University Development, a £4bn joint venture between the University of Oxford and Legal & General Capital, today announces the launch of an international design competition to find a creative, forward-thinking masterplan team for its world-leading £1billion, 190-hectare mixed-use Innovation District at Begbroke Science Park. The winning design team will set the bold ambition and design intent for a project that will transform the area around the University’s Begbroke Science Park, to the north of Oxford. The project will also create a community of up to 2,000 quality homes, with new schools, public park and nature reserve.
OUD?s aspiration is to create a boundary-pushing scheme that demonstrably achieves a step-change in sustainable design, delivery, and operation. The new district will seek to attract the very best minds, while driving economic growth, improving transport connections, delivering benefits for local people, as well as enhancing the surrounding natural landscape. The site will pr...