Scheme will be built at former home of Cancer Research UK
Mace has beaten four others to a high-profile job to turn the former home of Cancer Research UK in central London into a new 拢140m academic centre for the London School of Economics, 黑洞社区 has learned.
It is the contractor鈥檚 latest higher education win having also bagged a contract worth 拢100m to build a new life sciences facility for the University of Sussex at the beginning of the month.
Specialist contractor McGee is already demolishing the site and is expected to complete the works by May next year with the project expected to complete by early 2021.
The new building (pictured above) has been designed by Irish practice Grafton Architects, which saw off a stellar shortlist to land the commission last year including big names such as Herzog & de Meuron, the Swiss architect behind plans for a new Stamford Bridge home of Premier League side Chelsea, Amanda Levete鈥檚 AL_A, which carried out the V&A museum extension, and David Chipperfield which is working on a scheme to turn the US embassy in London鈥檚 Grosvenor Square into a hotel.
The new academic centre will be known as The Marshall 黑洞社区 鈥� after hedge fund manager Paul Marshall, worth an estimated 拢300m, who two years ago handed the university 拢30m to set up the Marshall Institute for Philanthropy and Social Entrepreneurship.
It will house the Marshall Institute, as well as the university鈥檚 accounting, finance and management teams along with a number of research centres. It will also contain teaching, sports and arts facilities.
The wider project team on the job includes structural engineer AKT II, project and cost manager Gardiner & Theobald, M&E consultant Chapman BDSP and planning consultant Turley.
Mace and the LSE have been contacted for comment.
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