Coventry University naming flagship new building after city icon Delia Derbyshire

Posted date: 03 Oct 2022

Coventry University naming flagship new building after city icon Delia Derbyshire?
Coventry University is to name its flagship new Faculty of Arts and Humanities building after legendary music icon Delia Derbyshire.?

Delia was an innovative musician and composer of electronic music born in Coventry in 1937, best known for her ground-breaking work with the BBC’s Radiophonic Workshop and her realisation of the famous Doctor Who theme music.?

She was awarded a posthumous honorary doctorate by Coventry University in 2017.?

The Delia Derbyshire building represents a major transformation of the university’s arts and humanities facilities.?The complex?combines the former Graham Sutherland and Maurice Foss buildings, which are being totally refurbished,?along with an exciting new extension hosting cutting edge equipment and spaces.

The new building will open in phases, starting this month, and will be fully opened in 2023. It will have a hyper studio designed for cross-disciplinary projects and immersive studios with the latest virtual reality and mixed reality technologies, enhancing the faculty’s creative, teaching and learning spaces and offering students sector-leading facilities in a unique environment.??

Reference Link: https://www.coventry.ac.uk/news/2022/delia-derbyshire-building/

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