New academic building
Timescale: Construction began September 2010
Completion: due end of 2012
Project value: c £29 m
Project manager: Martin Green
Project lead: Angela Pater
The new academic building will be a major new addition to the University's estate in the heart of campus for the benefit of staff and students.
It will include a 500-seat lecture theatre (the largest on campus), both general and specialist teaching spaces, academic and support space, and social and café facilities, available for use by all parts of the University.
This landmark new building will include staff from the Schools of Law, Politics & Sociology and Business, Management & Economics (apart from SPRU), as well as general and specialist teaching spaces, academic and support space, and social and café facilities.
The School of Education and Social Work will be based nearby in Essex House.
Background information - previous articles in the Bulletin
- Topping-out ceremony for new academic building: 17 June 2011
- New images of new academic building: 8 April 2011
- A big hole: 10 September 2010
- Work starts on new academic building: 30 April 2010
- Friston building going up: 11 September 2009
- Investing in our campus for the future: 22 May 2009
- Temporary building to speed delivery of new £30m academic building: 22 May 2009
- Plans move ahead for new buildings on campus: 31 October 2008
- Council approves Strategic Plan: 11 July 2008
- Developing our teaching and learning spaces: 2 May 2008