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| Project: | London School of Economics |
| Date: | 14th February 2007 |
| Source: | Mosaic Publicity |
EAG bags London School of Economics contract
English Architectural Glazing Ltd (EAG) has secured a contract worth £1.1m to install glazing and external cladding elements to the £32m New Academic Building for the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
EAG will be installing stick and unitised curtain walling, glazed doors, rainscreen cladding and louvres as well as a fully glazed atrium roof to the 12,700m2 building, which will allow natural light to filter through into the rooms below.
Commenting on the challenges the company will face on this project, Edward Whipp, Pre-Construction Director at EAG, said: “This project presents many challenges, from the installation of the unitised glass panels and the sloping atrium roof to the fact that we have to work with limited access due to the building’s central location on campus. But we love rising to a challenge and the project team is one of the best in the business so we’re confident of the outcome.”
The project, which is being led by contractor Osborne and design architect Grimshaw, involves a complete remodeling of the existing building situated at 24 Kingsway in the West End – formerly the Public Trust Office – which was built around 1912.
The building is an eight-storey, U-shaped structure. The plans incorporate an atrium, roof pavilion and a revamped central courtyard. Once completed it will provide three new lecture theatres, 18 classrooms, research facilities and academic offices on the upper floors and will provide capacity for a further 2,500 students.
The New Academic Building will ease overcrowding in the centre of the campus and enable departments with similar academic interests to come together.
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