{"id":115614,"date":"2025-03-20T13:30:08","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T17:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/?post_type=metro_project&#038;p=115614"},"modified":"2025-03-20T15:25:50","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T19:25:50","slug":"david-kohn-designs-a-whimsical-quad-for-new-college-oxford","status":"publish","type":"metro_project","link":"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/projects\/david-kohn-designs-a-whimsical-quad-for-new-college-oxford\/","title":{"rendered":"David Kohn Designs a Whimsical Quad for New College Oxford"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-sandow-article-header article-header\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-header\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" src=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////metropolismag.com//wp-content//uploads//2025//03//201_WillPryce_Exterior_N3_website-1.jpg/" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/201_WillPryce_Exterior_N3_website-1.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/201_WillPryce_Exterior_N3_website-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/201_WillPryce_Exterior_N3_website-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/201_WillPryce_Exterior_N3_website-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group article-header_intro none\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"article-date\" aria-label=\"Post Date\">March 20, 2025<\/p>\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">David Kohn Designs a Whimsical Quad for New College Oxford<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column article-header_meta is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p class=\"summary size-regular\">With distinctive undulating roofs, diamond-patterned stone facades, and a series of stone gargoyles, the addition brings a playful approach to the historic campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-sandow-byline byline size-regular\"><span>By: <\/span><a href=https://metropolismag.com/"//tag//debika-ray/">Debika Ray<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-sandow-byline byline size-regular\"><span>Photography: <\/span><a href=https://metropolismag.com/"//tag//will-pryce/">Will Pryce<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"social-share\"><li><a href=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////www.facebook.com//sharer//sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fmetropolismag.com%2Fprojects%2Fdavid-kohn-designs-a-whimsical-quad-for-new-college-oxford%2F\%22 target=\"_blank\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M9 8h-3v4h3v12h5v-12h3.642l.358-4h-4v-1.667c0-.955.192-1.333 1.115-1.333h2.885v-5h-3.808c-3.596 0-5.192 1.583-5.192 4.615v3.385z\" \/><\/svg><\/a><\/li><li><a href=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////www.linkedin.com//sharing//share-offsite//?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmetropolismag.com%2Fprojects%2Fdavid-kohn-designs-a-whimsical-quad-for-new-college-oxford%2F\%22 target=\"_blank\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M4.98 3.5c0 1.381-1.11 2.5-2.48 2.5s-2.48-1.119-2.48-2.5c0-1.38 1.11-2.5 2.48-2.5s2.48 1.12 2.48 2.5zm.02 4.5h-5v16h5v-16zm7.982 0h-4.968v16h4.969v-8.399c0-4.67 6.029-5.052 6.029 0v8.399h4.988v-10.131c0-7.88-8.922-7.593-11.018-3.714v-2.155z\" \/><\/svg><\/a><\/li><li><a href=https://metropolismag.com/"http:////pinterest.com//pin//create//button//?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmetropolismag.com%2Fprojects%2Fdavid-kohn-designs-a-whimsical-quad-for-new-college-oxford%2F&amp;description=David+Kohn+Designs+a+Whimsical+Quad+for+New+College+Oxford\%22 target=\"_blank\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"> <path d=\"M12 0c-6.627 0-12 5.372-12 12 0 5.084 3.163 9.426 7.627 11.174-.105-.949-.2-2.405.042-3.441.218-.937 1.407-5.965 1.407-5.965s-.359-.719-.359-1.782c0-1.668.967-2.914 2.171-2.914 1.023 0 1.518.769 1.518 1.69 0 1.029-.655 2.568-.994 3.995-.283 1.194.599 2.169 1.777 2.169 2.133 0 3.772-2.249 3.772-5.495 0-2.873-2.064-4.882-5.012-4.882-3.414 0-5.418 2.561-5.418 5.207 0 1.031.397 2.138.893 2.738.098.119.112.224.083.345l-.333 1.36c-.053.22-.174.267-.402.161-1.499-.698-2.436-2.889-2.436-4.649 0-3.785 2.75-7.262 7.929-7.262 4.163 0 7.398 2.967 7.398 6.931 0 4.136-2.607 7.464-6.227 7.464-1.216 0-2.359-.631-2.75-1.378l-.748 2.853c-.271 1.043-1.002 2.35-1.492 3.146 1.124.347 2.317.535 3.554.535 6.627 0 12-5.373 12-12 0-6.628-5.373-12-12-12z\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" \/><\/svg><\/a><\/li><li><a href=https://metropolismag.com/"mailto:?body=https%3A%2F%2Fmetropolismag.com%2Fprojects%2Fdavid-kohn-designs-a-whimsical-quad-for-new-college-oxford%2F&amp;subject=David+Kohn+Designs+a+Whimsical+Quad+for+New+College+Oxford\%22 target=\"_blank\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M12 12.713l-11.985-9.713h23.97l-11.985 9.713zm0 2.574l-12-9.725v15.438h24v-15.438l-12 9.725z\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column empty-header-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column article-header_meta is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p class=\"size-regular\">In Britain\u2019s ancient university towns, the term \u2018town and gown\u2019 has long been used to describe the adversarial relationship between permanent residents and a transient student population\u2014a divide often reflected in the architecture of its educational institutions. When New College Oxford was founded in 1379, the fortress-like quality of its architecture was intended to protect its students from conflicts like the <a href=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////en.wikipedia.org//wiki//St_Scholastica_Day_riot/">St Scholastica Day riot<\/a> of 1355, which resulted in almost 100 deaths among both local citizens and scholars. Its pioneering design brought together all college functions\u2014lodgings, library, chapel and dining hall\u2014around one central, cloistered space: the Front Quadrangle.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column article-header_content is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1125\" height=\"1500\" src=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////metropolismag.com//wp-content//uploads//2025//03//201_WillPryce_Exterior_N8_website.jpg/" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115617\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/201_WillPryce_Exterior_N8_website.jpg 1125w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/201_WillPryce_Exterior_N8_website-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/201_WillPryce_Exterior_N8_website-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1125px) 100vw, 1125px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group none\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1124\" src=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////metropolismag.com//wp-content//uploads//2025//03//201_N538_website.jpg/" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/201_N538_website.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/201_N538_website-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/201_N538_website-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/201_N538_website-768x575.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group none\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"size-regular\">A different approach underpinned its expansion in 1403: New College built Oxford\u2019s first planned three-sided quad, which marked a shift from the inward-looking architecture of the past to a more welcoming presence. It\u2019s this approach that inspired architect <a href=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////www.davidkohn.co.uk///">David Kohn<\/a> in the design of the Gradel Quadrangles,&nbsp;a \u00a372 million project that\u2019s the latest phase in New College\u2019s story. \u201cIn the 17<sup>th<\/sup> century there was some progress towards the town and institution become much closer, which we saw as a positive story,\u201d he explains. \u201cThat\u2019s the relationship we wanted to focus on with our design.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group none\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1128\" src=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////metropolismag.com//wp-content//uploads//2025//03//201_N680_website-1.jpg/" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115626\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/201_N680_website-1.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/201_N680_website-1-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/201_N680_website-1-1024x770.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/201_N680_website-1-768x578.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group none\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"size-regular\">The main aim of the project was to create more student accommodation. The college had been trying to do so for decades on a patch of land it owned in a conservation area, but had failed to gain planning permission to demolish some of the structures on it. In 2015, it decided to take a different approach: it launched a competition to create a masterplan for the entire site, maximising the potential of its gardens, while complying with planning restrictions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">The result is what the Kohn\u2019s team hopes will be known as Oxford\u2019s first ever curved quad\u2014a trio of open spaces of different shapes, bookended by existing buildings, which together act as meandering gardens flowing through the college structure. It offers 94 student bedrooms, a shared study space, classrooms, assembly halls, dining facilities and a public auditorium. \u201cThe design flowed from the recognition that a lot of architecture in Oxford was defensive in its origins, and that we didn\u2019t need to repeat that,\u201d Kohn says. \u201cWe were keen to distinguish between a quad as a building type, and the fact that it\u2019s essentially a shared territory with buildings surrounding it, which can be continuous or open. In our design, the connection between the institution, nature and the city is more fluid.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" src=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////metropolismag.com//wp-content//uploads//2025//03//201_N669_website.jpg/" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115619\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/201_N669_website.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/201_N669_website-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/201_N669_website-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/201_N669_website-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">There are limits to how much such institutions can be opened up, but its perimeters are designed to be more porous that those of historic colleges. For example, instead of a doors, the entrance is a large archway with a semi-permeable gate designed by artist <a href=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////evarothschild.com///">Eva Rothschild<\/a>. When it come to views in and out, Kohn says, \u201cthere&#8217;s a strong sense of foreground, mid-ground, and background, laid out for visual enjoyment.\u201d The building itself has a sense of lightness and play\u2014with distinctive undulating roofs, diamond-patterned stone facades, and a series of stone gargoyles and grotesques on the roofline that depict endangered animals. The carvings were conceived and fabricated by stone carver <a href=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////www.instagram.com//stoneletters_studio//?hl=en\%22>Fergus Wessel<\/a> with input from artist <a href=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////en.wikipedia.org//wiki//Monster_Chetwynd/">Monster Chetwynd<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">And what is it like for the students? \u201cIn older colleges, the courtyards are quite formal\u2014you can\u2019t go on the grass, for example,\u201d Kohn says. \u201cHere, you\u2019re encouraged to sit and use it, and to wander around. It\u2019s a social building with a general sense of informality.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-sandow-image-gallery\"><div class=\"splide\" data-splide=\"{&quot;fixedHeight&quot;: &quot;500px&quot;, &quot;autoWidth&quot;: true, &quot;gap&quot;: &quot;1px&quot;, &quot;pagination&quot;: false}\"><div class=\"splide__arrows\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"splide__arrow splide__arrow--prev\">Prev<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"splide__arrow splide__arrow--next\">Next<\/button><\/div><div class=\"splide__track\"><ul class=\"splide__list\"><li class=\"splide__slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1124\" src=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////metropolismag.com//wp-content//uploads//2025//03//201_N937_website.jpg/" alt=\"\" data-id=\"115625\" class=\"wp-image-115625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/201_N937_website.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/201_N937_website-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/201_N937_website-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/201_N937_website-768x575.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"splide__slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1126\" src=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////metropolismag.com//wp-content//uploads//2025//03//201_N672_website.jpg/" alt=\"\" data-id=\"115620\" class=\"wp-image-115620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/201_N672_website.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/201_N672_website-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/201_N672_website-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/201_N672_website-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"imagegallery-item__caption\">default<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"splide__slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1125\" height=\"1500\" src=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////metropolismag.com//wp-content//uploads//2025//03//201_N882_website.jpg/" alt=\"\" data-id=\"115622\" class=\"wp-image-115622\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/201_N882_website.jpg 1125w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/201_N882_website-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/201_N882_website-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1125px) 100vw, 1125px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"splide__slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" src=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////metropolismag.com//wp-content//uploads//2025//03//201_N934_website.jpg/" alt=\"\" data-id=\"115624\" class=\"wp-image-115624\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/201_N934_website.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/201_N934_website-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/201_N934_website-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/201_N934_website-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"splide__slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" src=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////metropolismag.com//wp-content//uploads//2025//03//201_WillPryce_Exterior_N3_website.jpg/" alt=\"\" data-id=\"115627\" class=\"wp-image-115627\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/201_WillPryce_Exterior_N3_website.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/201_WillPryce_Exterior_N3_website-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/201_WillPryce_Exterior_N3_website-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/201_WillPryce_Exterior_N3_website-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"splide__slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" src=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////metropolismag.com//wp-content//uploads//2025//03//201_N628_website.jpg/" alt=\"\" data-id=\"115628\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/201_N628_website.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-115628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/201_N628_website.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/201_N628_website-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/201_N628_website-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/201_N628_website-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"comment size-regular\">Would you like to comment on this article? Send your thoughts to: <a href=https://metropolismag.com/wp-json/wp/v2/metro_project/\"mailto:comments@metropolismag.com/">comments@metropolismag.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"tag-cloud\"><li><a href=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////metropolismag.com//domains//education///" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Education<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"tag-cloud\"><li><a href=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////metropolismag.com//tag//debika-ray///" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Debika Ray<\/a><\/li><li><a href=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////metropolismag.com//tag//education///" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Education<\/a><\/li><li><a href=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////metropolismag.com//tag//will-pryce///" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Will Pryce<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"post-cards__wrapper is-condensed-default columns-3 single-row\" data-type=\"metro_viewpoint metro_profile metro_project metro_product\" data-amount=\"3\" ><h3 class=\"section-title\">Latest<\/h3><ul><li class=\"card__metro_viewpoint\"><div class=\"post-cards__image\"><a class=\"post-cards__link\" href=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////metropolismag.com//viewpoints//sustainability-news-updates-for-q4-2025///"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////metropolismag.com//wp-content//uploads//2025//11//AdobeStock_332538740-1024x640.jpg/" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-position: 50% 50%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AdobeStock_332538740-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AdobeStock_332538740-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AdobeStock_332538740-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"post-cards__content\"><p class=\"type\">Viewpoints<\/p><a class=\"post-cards__title-link\" href=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////metropolismag.com//viewpoints//sustainability-news-updates-for-q4-2025///"><h4>Sustainability News Updates for Q4 2025<\/h4><\/a><p class=\"excerpt\">A year of policy ups and downs in the United States has created a fragmented regulatory landscape for the building industry to navigate.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li class=\"card__metro_viewpoint\"><div class=\"post-cards__image\"><a class=\"post-cards__link\" href=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////metropolismag.com//viewpoints//what-is-and-is-not-biophilic-design///"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"508\" src=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////metropolismag.com//wp-content//uploads//2025//11//ME_25_Biophilia-Web-Image-1024x508.png/" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-position: 50% 50%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ME_25_Biophilia-Web-Image-1024x508.png 1024w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ME_25_Biophilia-Web-Image-300x149.png 300w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ME_25_Biophilia-Web-Image-768x381.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"post-cards__content\"><p class=\"type\">Viewpoints<\/p><a class=\"post-cards__title-link\" href=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////metropolismag.com//viewpoints//what-is-and-is-not-biophilic-design///"><h4>What Is and Is Not Biophilic Design?<\/h4><\/a><p class=\"excerpt\">The creator of the concept of Biophilic Design explains effective strategies that keep us healthy by bring us closer to nature.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li class=\"sponsored-post ntv-01\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With distinctive undulating roofs, diamond-patterned stone facades, and a series of stone gargoyles, the addition brings a playful approach to the historic campus. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1208,"featured_media":115640,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"featured_image_focal_point":[],"legacy_WP_ID":0},"tags":[1873,239,3582],"metro_tax_domain":[75],"metro_tax_topic":[13],"metro_tax_program":[],"metro_issue":[],"internal_flag":[2402],"class_list":["post-115614","metro_project","type-metro_project","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-debika-ray","tag-education","tag-will-pryce","metro_tax_domain-education","metro_tax_topic-architecture"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>David Kohn Designs a Whimsical Quad for New College Oxford<\/title>\n
<!-- Mirrored from metropolismag.com/wp-json/wp/v2/metro_project/115614 by HTTrack Website Copier/3.x [XR&CO'2014], Wed, 12 Nov 2025 12:11:27 GMT -->
<!-- Added by HTTrack --><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html;charset=utf-8" /><!-- /Added by HTTrack -->
<meta name=\"description\" content=\"With undulating roofs, intricate stone facades, and stone gargoyles, the addition brings a playful approach to the historic campus.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////metropolismag.com//projects//david-kohn-designs-a-whimsical-quad-for-new-college-oxford///" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"David Kohn Designs a Whimsical Quad for New College Oxford\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"With undulating roofs, intricate stone facades, and stone gargoyles, the addition brings a playful approach to the historic campus.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/projects\/david-kohn-designs-a-whimsical-quad-for-new-college-oxford\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Metropolis\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MetropolisMag\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-03-20T19:25:50+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/201_WillPryce_Exterior_N3_website-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1500\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1125\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@MetropolisMag\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"6 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/projects\/david-kohn-designs-a-whimsical-quad-for-new-college-oxford\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/projects\/david-kohn-designs-a-whimsical-quad-for-new-college-oxford\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Jaxson Stone\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/#\/schema\/person\/131ba8d043455587635c745eeeae1ab6\"},\"headline\":\"David Kohn Designs a Whimsical Quad for New College Oxford\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-03-20T17:30:08+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-03-20T19:25:50+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/projects\/david-kohn-designs-a-whimsical-quad-for-new-college-oxford\/\"},\"wordCount\":642,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/projects\/david-kohn-designs-a-whimsical-quad-for-new-college-oxford\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/201_WillPryce_Exterior_N3_website-1.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Debika Ray\",\"Education\",\"Will Pryce\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/projects\/david-kohn-designs-a-whimsical-quad-for-new-college-oxford\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/projects\/david-kohn-designs-a-whimsical-quad-for-new-college-oxford\/\",\"name\":\"David Kohn Designs a Whimsical Quad for New College Oxford\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/projects\/david-kohn-designs-a-whimsical-quad-for-new-college-oxford\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/projects\/david-kohn-designs-a-whimsical-quad-for-new-college-oxford\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/201_WillPryce_Exterior_N3_website-1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-03-20T17:30:08+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-03-20T19:25:50+00:00\",\"description\":\"With undulating roofs, intricate stone facades, and stone gargoyles, the addition brings a playful approach to the historic campus.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/projects\/david-kohn-designs-a-whimsical-quad-for-new-college-oxford\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/projects\/david-kohn-designs-a-whimsical-quad-for-new-college-oxford\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/projects\/david-kohn-designs-a-whimsical-quad-for-new-college-oxford\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/201_WillPryce_Exterior_N3_website-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/201_WillPryce_Exterior_N3_website-1.jpg\",\"width\":1500,\"height\":1125},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/projects\/david-kohn-designs-a-whimsical-quad-for-new-college-oxford\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"David Kohn Designs a Whimsical Quad for New College Oxford\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/\",\"name\":\"Metropolis\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Metropolis Magazine\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/download.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/download.png\",\"width\":263,\"height\":192,\"caption\":\"Metropolis Magazine\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MetropolisMag\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/MetropolisMag\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/metropolismag\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/metropolis-magazine\/\",\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/metropolismag\/_created\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/#\/schema\/person\/131ba8d043455587635c745eeeae1ab6\",\"name\":\"Jaxson Stone\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f8bae3055481e9bba1a8f4efc3045db9fad268d1837ff5ea7534d6516a56544e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f8bae3055481e9bba1a8f4efc3045db9fad268d1837ff5ea7534d6516a56544e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Jaxson Stone\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/author\/leilah_stone\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"David Kohn Designs a Whimsical Quad for New College Oxford","description":"With undulating roofs, intricate stone facades, and stone gargoyles, the addition brings a playful approach to the historic campus.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/projects\/david-kohn-designs-a-whimsical-quad-for-new-college-oxford\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"David Kohn Designs a Whimsical Quad for New College Oxford","og_description":"With undulating roofs, intricate stone facades, and stone gargoyles, the addition brings a playful approach to the historic campus.","og_url":"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/projects\/david-kohn-designs-a-whimsical-quad-for-new-college-oxford\/","og_site_name":"Metropolis","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MetropolisMag\/","article_modified_time":"2025-03-20T19:25:50+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1500,"height":1125,"url":"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/201_WillPryce_Exterior_N3_website-1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@MetropolisMag","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"6 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/projects\/david-kohn-designs-a-whimsical-quad-for-new-college-oxford\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/projects\/david-kohn-designs-a-whimsical-quad-for-new-college-oxford\/"},"author":{"name":"Jaxson Stone","@id":"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/#\/schema\/person\/131ba8d043455587635c745eeeae1ab6"},"headline":"David Kohn Designs a Whimsical Quad for New College Oxford","datePublished":"2025-03-20T17:30:08+00:00","dateModified":"2025-03-20T19:25:50+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/projects\/david-kohn-designs-a-whimsical-quad-for-new-college-oxford\/"},"wordCount":642,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/projects\/david-kohn-designs-a-whimsical-quad-for-new-college-oxford\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/201_WillPryce_Exterior_N3_website-1.jpg","keywords":["Debika Ray","Education","Will Pryce"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/projects\/david-kohn-designs-a-whimsical-quad-for-new-college-oxford\/","url":"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/projects\/david-kohn-designs-a-whimsical-quad-for-new-college-oxford\/","name":"David Kohn Designs a Whimsical Quad for New College Oxford","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/projects\/david-kohn-designs-a-whimsical-quad-for-new-college-oxford\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/projects\/david-kohn-designs-a-whimsical-quad-for-new-college-oxford\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/201_WillPryce_Exterior_N3_website-1.jpg","datePublished":"2025-03-20T17:30:08+00:00","dateModified":"2025-03-20T19:25:50+00:00","description":"With undulating roofs, intricate stone facades, and stone gargoyles, the addition brings a playful approach to the historic campus.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/projects\/david-kohn-designs-a-whimsical-quad-for-new-college-oxford\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/projects\/david-kohn-designs-a-whimsical-quad-for-new-college-oxford\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/projects\/david-kohn-designs-a-whimsical-quad-for-new-college-oxford\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/201_WillPryce_Exterior_N3_website-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/201_WillPryce_Exterior_N3_website-1.jpg","width":1500,"height":1125},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/projects\/david-kohn-designs-a-whimsical-quad-for-new-college-oxford\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"David Kohn Designs a Whimsical Quad for New College Oxford"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/","name":"Metropolis","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/#organization","name":"Metropolis Magazine","url":"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/download.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/download.png","width":263,"height":192,"caption":"Metropolis Magazine"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MetropolisMag\/","https:\/\/x.com\/MetropolisMag","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/metropolismag","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/metropolis-magazine\/","https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/metropolismag\/_created\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/#\/schema\/person\/131ba8d043455587635c745eeeae1ab6","name":"Jaxson Stone","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f8bae3055481e9bba1a8f4efc3045db9fad268d1837ff5ea7534d6516a56544e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f8bae3055481e9bba1a8f4efc3045db9fad268d1837ff5ea7534d6516a56544e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Jaxson Stone"},"url":"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/author\/leilah_stone\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/metro_project\/115614","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/metro_project"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/metro_project"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1208"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/115640"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=115614"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=115614"},{"taxonomy":"metro_tax_domain","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/metro_tax_domain?post=115614"},{"taxonomy":"metro_tax_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/metro_tax_topic?post=115614"},{"taxonomy":"metro_tax_program","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/metro_tax_program?post=115614"},{"taxonomy":"metro_issue","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/metro_issue?post=115614"},{"taxonomy":"internal_flag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/internal_flag?post=115614"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}