How Oxford Architects set about saving Arne Jacobsen’s RAAC-riddled masterpiece

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All the roofs at St Catherine’s College were recently condemned thanks to the presence of RAAC. Thomas Lane reports on how the team came up with a solution that didn’t affect the historical significance of the Arne Jacobsen-designed campus

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