COVENTRY University has officially opened a building in honour of the cities musical icon Delia Derbysire.
Delia was best known for her work with the BBC’s Radiophonic Workshop and the Doctor Who theme music.
The Delia Derbyshire building is home to Coventry University’s art and design courses, as well as being a collaborative space for other courses within media and performing arts, humanities and social sciences.
The opening was last Thursday and a line-up of artists and immersive shows was a video projection of Delia creating music that saw her rise to fame.
Among the guests on the day were BBC Radio 6 Music DJ Stuart Maconie who hosted a panel event and a talk with Cosey Fanni Tutti, whose new book explores the life of Delia Derbyshire.
The building includes two immersive studios and a large-scale projects Hyperstudio, which was renamed the Bugatti Trust Hyperstudio, with the Trust bringing a 1930 Bugatti 35B racing car to the event.
ProfJohn Latham CBE, vice-chancellor of Coventry University said: “Delia Derbyshire proudly called Coventry her home, as do we, and that is why we could not be prouder to name this amazing centre of creativity after her.
“It is home to technology, studios and workshops that mean the next generation of innovators and visionaries are given the chance to watch their ideas bloom and their creativity harnessed.”
