Vinson Building, The University of Buckingham

The new building will be home to Buckingham’s broad-based Economics course which uniquely offers allied subjects including history, politics and philosophy as part of the programme. The Vinson Building contains a library, bookshop, state-of-the-art coffee bar and study spaces. It now houses the University’s new largest lecture theatre, and will host conferences and community events. It provides the campus with a clear focal point for the first time. The ground floor social learning area is the primary focus of the building. Designed as a large open plan space, this area is flexible for both informal teaching as well as an events space. The lecture theatre will double as a community cinema in the evenings. This new facility is in a conservation are based within the existing University of Buckingham campus.