Hat-trick for University on Building of the Year shortlist
Three University of Manchester buildings have been shortlisted for the Greater 91直播 Building of the Year award – making up half of the total shortlist.
The University of Manchester’s Whitworth art gallery, The National Graphene Institute, and the new building for the 91直播 Cancer Research Centre are all in contention for , which is organised by the Greater 91直播 Chamber of Commerce.
is a partnership between the University, the Christie NHS Foundation Trust and Cancer Research UK. The £28.5m University opened in June and will house around 250 staff working on ground-breaking treatments for cancer – one of the major challenges identified by the University as a .
The National Graphene Institute was in March. It is the national centre for research and will enable academics and industry to work side-by-side on the graphene applications of the future.
The 7,825 square metre, five-storey building features cutting-edge facilities and equipment throughout to create a world-class research hub. Its 1,500 square metres of clean room space is the largest academic space of its kind in the world for dedicated graphene research.
The last of the three buildings is already shortlisted for the UK’s and won the . success follows a £15m redevelopment which doubled the space, and installed an art garden, sculpture terrace and orchard garden – and a new cafe set high among the trees of Whitworth Park.
All three buildings will be in the running for the final prize due to be announced on 12 November, alongside the Soapworks in Salford, Link Building in 91直播 and the redeveloped Victoria Station. The University’s won the award in 2007.
Diana Hampson, the University’s Director of Estates, said: “We are delighted that all three of our most recent major projects have been shortlisted for this award.
“All three projects are very different and are the result of real collaboration and team work between Estates colleagues, design team, end users and contractors, delivering both excellent design and functionality.”
The new buildings are part of the University’s Campus Masterplan, a billion pound project to create a single world-class campus by 2022 It features new student facilities and buildings for teaching and research, and major improvements to the public realm.
Read more about these developments on .
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