University College Boathouse is the boathouse

Boathouse

A boathouse is a building especially designed for the storage of boats, normally smaller craft for sports or leisure use. These are typically located on open water, such as on a river. Often the boats stored are rowing boats...

 of University College Boat Club

University College Boat Club (Oxford)

University College Boat Club is the rowing club for all members of University College, Oxford . UCBC has had a recent run of successes, notably in the Women's divisions with the Women's 1st VIII winning Blades in Torpids 2008 and the 2nd VIII winning Blades in both Torpids and Summer Eights 2008...

 (UCBC) on the southern bank of the River Thames

River Thames

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 in Oxford

Oxford

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, England

England

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. It is owned by University College

University College, Oxford

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UCBC's Boathouse has become an iconic and very recognisable architectural statement in and around Oxford.

The original 19th century boathouse, designed by John Oldrid Scott

John Oldrid Scott

John Oldrid Scott was an English architect.He was the son of Sir George Gilbert Scott and Caroline née Oldrid. His brother George Gilbert Scott Junior and nephew Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, were also prominent architects. He married Mary Ann Stevens in 1868, eldest daughter of the Reverend Thomas...

, was destroyed through arson in 1999. After eight years, a new boathouse was finished, designed by Belsize Architects. The Boathouse has been awarded a Royal Institute of British Architects

Royal Institute of British Architects

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 (RIBA) prize. The £2.7million structure has enjoyed a very favourable reception in the architectural world. An article describes the structure as not just a boathouse, but "a grandstand of the first order" arguing that it represents a new age in rowing.

The Saturday of Eights Week

Eights Week

Eights Week, also known as Summer Eights, is a four-day regatta of bumps races which constitutes the University of Oxford's main intercollegiate rowing event of the year. The regatta takes place in May of each year, from the Wednesday to the Saturday of the fifth week of Trinity term...

, the main summer rowing event of Oxford University, in 2007 saw the opening of the new boathouse by Colin Moynihan

Colin Moynihan

Colin Berkeley Moynihan, 4th Baron Moynihan PC is a former Olympic coxswain who became a businessman, politician and sports administrator.-Early life:...

 (1974), who coxed for University College

University College, Oxford

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 and Oxford University, won a silver medal

Silver medal

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 at the Moscow Olympics in 1980, gained a boxing Blue, later became Minister

Minister (government)

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 of Sport

Sport

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, and then Chairman of the British Olympic Association

British Olympic Association

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. The ceremony also marked the dedication of the Coleman Viewing Terrace by Jimmy Coleman (1963) and Jamie Coleman (1994); it is named due to their gift.