This centre at Finsbury Park was one of the key projects in the College's programme of rationalisation from ten to four individual sites. At the heart of a diverse community, the centre is focussed toward the older student and returning learners. Language and IT form a large part of the curriculum, but this is combined with a range of more vocational, practical courses which give a rich mixture of activities. At the core of the scheme is an adapted Victorian school building. The new accommodation wraps around this creating a strong dynamic between new and old and a real sense of spatial diversity, enhanced by several specially commissioned artworks. Uniquely, the building also houses a public branch library, the intention being that library users will become inspired to enrol for a course at the college.

Date:

Completed 2003

Location:

London, UK

Client:

City and Islington College

Value:

£9.6 million

Type:

• Education

Theme:

• Building Re-Use,
• Community,
• Regeneration

Ideas:

• Art & Architecture

Link:

www.candi.ac.uk