Architecture, Building Designs, and Jericho

OUP is a publisher, but it is also an architectural patron, a facilities manager, and the inhabitant of buildings in Oxford and across the globe. By 2004 the OUP estate included a huge variety of buildings, including the traditional Printing House and associated buildings around the quadrangle in Walton Street; the enormous purpose-built warehouse in Corby; prestigious offices on Madison Avenue in Manhattan; newly built branch headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, Karachi, and Cape Town; and smaller offices, warehouses, and bookshops in cities around the world. In constructing or refurbishing buildings OUP attempted to produce projects which were contemporary, practical, and functional, whilst paying heed to Press tradition and local tastes and customs. The chapter assesses these aims and considers the success of OUP buildings in accommodating its people, facilitating its operations, and enhancing its reputation.