A concept design for a new underground train station at a university campus, Revealing Place focused on the idea of  ‘revealing’ as lying at the intersection of vision and knowledge. While the train station is the immediate catalyst, the underlying question is somewhat broader:  what are the opportunities that can be activated through the act of revealing?

Three different kinds of revealing figure in the final design: First, revealing urban structure - using the spiral pathway which winds through the building to improve the navigability of the campus as a whole. Second, revealing urban function by digging out the metro station, and placing the activities of the university on display. Third, revealing urban inhabitation - the building is deliberately complex and multi-faceted, design to show the rich and complex relationships which occur in and around any building, but are too often hidden from view.

In these ways, this design aims to foster stronger and more honest connections between the university and the city around it - an act which promises benefits for both.