Graduate Studies Building
The Graduate Studies Building was a now-demolished building on the Westwood Campus. Adjacent to the New Education Building, it housed a number of different things throughout its life, and finished being demolished in April 2025.[1] The building featured a one-story section and a two-story section, and connected to the New Education Building via a bridge between the first floor of each building.[2][3]
Location
The Graduate Studies Building was located in the eastern-most portion of the Westwood Campus, north of the New Education Building,[4][5][6] which it connected to via a bridge.[3][7][8]
Previous uses
Like the New Education Building, the Graduate Studies Building contained "WE"-coded centrally timetabled rooms.[9][10][11][12][13] In November 2007, WE0.01 and WE1.17 were the only centrally timetabled rooms.[12] In May 2015, the rooms WE0.29, WE1.16 and WE1.17, which were centrally timetabled, were closed without notice due to potential structural issues discovered when refurbishing the building.[9] In August 2017, WE0.01, WE0.29, WE1.16 and WE1.17 were the only centrally timetabled rooms.[13] The centrally timetabled rooms may have still existed until as late as July 2023, as indicated by signs outside the building,[10] although whether they were in use this late is unclear.
The building also contained a "Telepresence suite" in WE0.20 for an unknown period of time including May 2015.[9]
The building also contained "Multimedia Labs" for an unkown period of time including July 2023, as indicated on signs outside the building.[10][11]
Moreover, WMG used the building for an unkown period of time also including July 2023 as their logo was present on the main entrance.[10][11]
The final version of the building's floorplans before being demolished showed it containing
- three rooms housing a "History of Art Image Library" (WE0.17, WE0.19, and WE0.20),
- several store rooms,
- many rooms (including the entire first floor),
- a few offices, and
- a server room,
along with the usual lobbies, corridoors, toilets and plant rooms.[2]
Building history
2012 additions
Demolition
Photos
- ↑ "Post on X" by Freeley (2025-04-30) via X (formally Twitter). Archived from the original on 2025-12-12. Accessed on 2025-12-12.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "03.020 : Graduate Studies Building" (Warwick login required) (undated) via Invida Resolve. Accessed on 2025-12-12.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Street View: 20 Kirby Corner Rd" (March 2010) via Google Maps. Accessed on 2025-12-12.
- ↑ "OpenStreetMap: 52.389614, -1.558280" (undated), published by OpenStreetMap via openstreetmap.org. Archived from the original on 2025-12-12. Accessed on 2025-12-12.
- ↑ "Location plan Dwg 01" by Synergy Architects Ltd (2012-11-06) via planandregulatory.coventry.gov.uk, part of FUL/2012/2089 Planning Application. Accessed on 2025-12-14.
- ↑ "Site plan Dwg 02 Rev A" by Synergy Architects Ltd (2012-11-06) via planandregulatory.coventry.gov.uk, part of FUL/2012/2089 Planning Application. Accessed on 2025-12-14.
- ↑ "Existing elevations Dwg 102" by Synergy Architects Ltd (2012-11-06) via planandregulatory.coventry.gov.uk, part of FUL/2012/2089 Planning Application. Accessed on 2025-12-14.
- ↑ "Proposed Elevations Dwg 104 Rev C" by Synergy Architects Ltd (2012-11-06) via planandregulatory.coventry.gov.uk, part of FUL/2012/2089 Planning Application. Accessed on 2025-12-14.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Notes from the meeting of the Group on Friday 22 May 2015 (22 May 2015), published by Standing Group Responsible for the Maintenance and Refurbishment of Centrally Timetabled Rooms. Archived from the original on 2025-12-12. Accessed on 2025-12-12.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 "Street View: Coventry, England" (July 2023) via Google Maps. Accessed on 2025-12-12.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 "#WarwickOpen 360° Virtual Tour" (undated) via warwick.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 2025-12-12. Accessed on 2025-12-12.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Centrally Timetabled Room Information" by AV Services (2007/11/09) via warwick.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 2007-11-16. Accessed on 2025-12-12.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Centrally Timetabled Room Information" by AV Services (2017/11/09) via warwick.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 2017-08-07. Accessed on 2025-12-12.
