UCL announces architect design winners for UCL East campus
UCL has awarded design services contracts to Stanton Williams and Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands for two sites in the first phase of its new UCL East campus which will be built at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in east London. A Stanton Williams-led team has won the design contract for Marshgate, a 33,500m2 academic facility, located south of the ArcelorMittal Orbit. Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands will lead the design team for Pool Street, a 16,500m2 mixed-use facility comprising university residential and academic space, located south of the London Aquatics Centre. UCL is investing £270 million in UCL East as part of a £1.2 billion programme to expand and upgrade its facilities, including its historic Bloomsbury campus. The first phase of UCL East is expected to accommodate approximately 3,000 students and 625 staff, including academics and researchers. 'We are delighted to award these design contracts marking a key milestone in realising the UCL East campus. We look forward to working with both teams to design this first phase which is envisaged as a new approach to developing a university campus for the 21st century, embedded in the local community and business,' said Martin Summersgill, Head of Development for UCL East.
