NBBJ completes University of Oxford's Life and Mind Building with brainwave-inspired stone panels
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Jon Astbury
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Summary
Architecture studio NBBJ has completed the Life and Mind Building at the University of Oxford, featuring rippling stone panels inspired by brainwave patterns. The building brings together biology and experimental psychology departments, combining teaching spaces, lecture halls, research laboratories, and offices in a purpose-designed facility that integrates architectural innovation with academic functionality.
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Bringing together departments of biology and experimental psychology, the Life and Mind Building combines teaching spaces and lecture halls with research laboratories and offices.
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