Sevenoaks School’s Science and Technology Centre and Global Study Centre has won the RIBA South East Awards 2019, and is the RIBA South East Client of the Year.
The RIBA Awards are regarded internationally as a mark of excellence, recognising the best architecture and architects. A RIBA Regional Award is given to a UK building for its regional importance as a piece of architecture. The Client of the Year award recognises the ‘key role that a good client plays in the creation of fine architecture’.
The Science and Technology Centre, designed by Tim Ronalds Architects, places Science and Technology at the heart of the school and offers 30 glass-fronted laboratories and workshops arranged around a top-lit atrium, with all activities visible within.
A place for experimentation, discovery and interdisciplinary learning, it adjoins the Global Study Centre, which unites Higher Education, the Sixth Form study and social areas and the Sixth Form pastoral staff.
The building completes a new quadrangle for the school, made up of several of the elements central to the liberal education we offer – Physical Education and the Library at opposite ends, Technology and Science alongside and opposite the Performing and Visual Arts, with the Global Study Centre aligned with the Library, inspiring the outward-facing ambition of our educational programme.
The Science and Technology Centre and Global Study Centre will be considered for a highly-coveted RIBA National Award in recognition of architectural excellence, the results of which will be announced in June.
These buildings were made possible because of the support of Sevenoaks School Foundation and the generosity of donors from the school community. Thank you to all those who have encouraged and supported this vision.
