Michaelmas 2016 Update

In April 2016, LSE announced that Dublin based practice Grafton Architects had been selected as the winners of the international architectural competition to design 44 Lincoln’s Inn Fields/The Paul Marshall Building, the next major building project for the School.  Grafton Architect’s winning design submission can be seen here.  

Since the announcement, LSE and Grafton Architects have been busy setting up the project arrangements to ensure everything goes smoothly as the teams will be working together for the next six years until the building is finished and occupied in 2021. 

Meetings have been held with the main end user groups who will be occupying the new building.  The sessions have been really positive and Grafton Architects are looking forward to continuing engagement with LSE staff and students ensure their concept design evolves to meet the requirements and the budget set by the School.

 

Next steps

Before the end of 2016 we will:

• Continue to meet with the end user working groups to test the design as it develops

• Continue to reconcile the design with the budget

• Continue to meet with Westminster City Council planners

• Meet with neighbours of 44 Lincoln’s Inn Fields

• Continue to liaise with Cancer Research UK regarding their move from 44 Lincoln’s Inn Fields

• Public exhibition in November

• Prepare a planning application for submission to Westminster City Council in early 2017

• Issue tenders for the demolition contractor