Levine Building wins Georgian Group Architecture Award

Trinity’s new Levine Building has won the ‘New building in a Georgian context’ award in The Georgian Group Architectural Awards 2022 at the Royal Institute of British Architects.

Designed by Hugh Petter of ADAM Architecture, the Levine Building is a substantial new development set in the heart of the College’s historic site and marks the first major upgrade of the College’s academic facilities in more than 50 years. It was officially opened by HRH The Prince of Wales, on 12 May 2022.

The building was designed to sit comfortably within the College’s build landscape and provides 46 new student bedrooms, a major new multi-purpose auditorium, a suite of new world-class teaching rooms, a community space and café, function space with rooftop garden, and a new library wing that incorporates disabled access to the listed Trinity College library.

Trinity College President, Dame Hilary Boulding, says of the award: ‘All of us are thrilled that the Levine Building has gained this well-earned recognition. We had high hopes for what it might offer to Trinity College and it has genuinely fulfilled its promise. The new auditorium has enabled us to provide a public platform for the work of our academics which, at the press of a button, can be transformed from a lecture theatre into a world class chamber music performance venue.

‘The building provides light, elegant and spacious student accommodation including specially designed rooms to accommodate students with mobility needs. We have achieved a major step forward in offering accessible facilities that will allow us to attract and support a wider range of applicants; and our academic facilities are a joy to work in.’

The Georgian Group is the national charity for the protection of Georgian buildings, townscapes, monuments, parks and gardens. It has a statutory role in advising planning authorities in England and Wales on proposals to alter or demolish listed Georgian buildings. The award is sponsored by Savills and was presented on Tuesday 25 October 2022