Alexandra Square is of
course named after the University’s first Chancellor, Princess Alexandra.
The architects of the university were keen to encourage intermingling
through the design of the Square. The mixing of all the buildings, in
what the main architect of the Square, Epstein called "a fruit
salad of functions", whereby there was no segregation of different
departments, accommodation and recreational facilities, is designed
specifically to achieve this objective. The square is bounded by
University House to the west; Bowland College to the north, shops and
banks to the south- east and the library to the south- west. Alexandra
Square forms a natural amphitheatre and was created so that the students
could deliver theatrical performances or just meet together. Since its
construction, the Square has been at the hub of university life.
Alexandra Square is of
course named after the University’s first Chancellor, Princess Alexandra.
The architects of the university were keen to encourage intermingling
through the design of the Square. The mixing of all the buildings, in
what the main architect of the Square, Epstein called "a fruit
salad of functions", whereby there was no segregation of different
departments, accommodation and recreational facilities, is designed
specifically to achieve this objective. The square is bounded by
University House to the west; Bowland College to the north, shops and
banks to the south- east and the library to the south- west. Alexandra
Square forms a natural amphitheatre and was created so that the students
could deliver theatrical performances or just meet together. Since its
construction, the Square has been at the hub of university life.