THERE are grand designs to celebrate the landmark buildings of Oxford.

Next month the world of architecture will be coming to the city as part of the Royal Institute of British Architects’ (RIBA) Love Architecture festival.

It will run from Friday, June 15, until Sunday, June 24, and will help the people of Oxford celebrate the buildings that make their streets and neighbourhoods special.

Jenny Peterson, of RIBA South East, said: “This is about experiencing architecture. Anybody who is interested in Oxford can get involved.”

The city may be well known for its historic buildings in Cotswold stone, but Oxford also has a large number of award-winning modern buildings.

In the past five years, eight buildings have been collected RIBA awards, including the Kendrew Quadrangle in St Giles, the modernised Ashmolean Museum, the North Wall Arts Centre in Summertown and Oxford Castle.

A series of events will be held to celebrate architecture, including a tour around the city organised by Oxford Preservation Trust, that will take in new and old buildings of interest.

Debbie Dance, the trust’s director, said: “We are all busy rushing around and this is an opportunity to take the time to see our own city.”

There will also be a special screening, at the Phoenix Picturehouse, in Walton Street, of Jacques Tati’s 1967 film Playtime, which is set in a Modernist Paris.

For more information about Love Architecture events, visit lovearchitecture.org