New creative arts building honours Daphne Oram
Canterbury Christ Church University
A new creative arts building at Canterbury Christ Church University has been named in honour of Oram to inspire the next generation of artists.
The Daphne Oram Creative Arts Building opened in Canterbury Christ Church University in summer 2021.
Oram was a tutor at Canterbury Christ Church College between 1982 and 1989, in the then Music Department, where she taught weekly electronic music classes. It’s been wonderful to see the doors of this new building, celebrating her name and legacy as it opens to a new generation of staff and students.
This new space, designed for twentyfirst century creative arts, also celebrates the historic foundations of the Christchurch campus, exposing sections of the original St Augustine’s Abbey wall beneath a glass floor. Spaces flooded with natural light are fitted with the latest digital facilities to support creative work. It’s a wonderful space where students can generate and share ideas.
Thanks to photographers at the University of Christ Church Canterbury for these photos.
Martin Cook, Daphne Oram’s heir, with Viv Cook at the opening of the Daphne Oram Creative Arts Building, 2019