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Proposals lodged for £40m research hub at University of Glasgow

Source: http://www.scottishconstructionnow.com

The University of Glasgow has applied for planning in principle for £40 million research hub at its 31-hectare Gilmorehill campus.Designed by HOK Architects, the 17,000sq/m project will provide a state-of-the-art facility for the university’s researchers to investigate significant global challenges including energy demand and waste management.The research hub will be the second part of what the University has described as an “inspirational and world-leading masterplan” for the West End campus.HOK is providing design consultancy services for the project. The consultancy team is collaborating with WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff, which has secured the multidisciplinary engineering contract. Ironside Farrar is the planning consultant.The project is expected to be completed in 2019.