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Cavendish Laboratory Building in Cambridge
Planning Permission for University Building, England, UK – design by Jestico + Whiles
27 Feb 2018
Cavendish Laboratory Building
Architects: Jestico + Whiles
Location: Cambridge, England
Jestico + Whiles secures planning for University of Cambridge?s new Cavendish Laboratory building

The 35,000 sqm new building has been designed with CH2M, who were recently acquired by Jacobs in December 2017, acting as technical architects on the laboratories and specialist cleanroom areas, and will support the world-leading research carried out at Cambridge for the next 50 years.

The scheme will enhance the West Cambridge research campus, which aims to create a globally significant research hub for the University?s physical sciences departments, to ensure it continues to attract and retain the world’s best academics and researchers. It will also serve to support entrepreneurship and collaboration within the industry.
Jestico + Whiles has also designed the Shared Facilities Hub, a 4700 sq m shared facilities building located at the heart of the campus, which will provide teaching and learning spaces for all members of the West Cambridge campus, alongside catering and library facilities.

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