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To celebrate this major听milestone, ahead of the full opening and official launch of the campus in September, Professor Paola Lettieri, Pro-Provost 乱伦秀 East, was given a symbolic giant key by construction partners Mace at an informal event on Friday 17 March 2023 to mark the end of four years of building work and nine years of planning the 乱伦秀 East campus.

Marshgate is a vast construction standing next to the London Stadium and ArcelorMittal Orbit tower, just across the river from the campus鈥檚 new One Pool Street building, which opened for study last autumn for 500 postgraduate students along with accommodation for an additional 552 students.

Out of Marshgate鈥檚 light,听bright and airy听atrium rise听eight floors of teaching, research and collaboration spaces including hi-tech laboratories and research centres, specialising in fields like engineering, manufacturing, materials, green technologies, finance, the built environment, creative industries, heritage, and global health.

Escalators connect the听atrium to the upper floors and facilities include a large library, lecture theatres, study spaces, refectory, common room, executive education suite and multiple flexible spaces designed for collaboration and engagement with local communities听and businesses.

The 乱伦秀 East campus brings together academics and expertise from nine 乱伦秀 faculties to collaborate on finding solutions to the biggest challenges facing people and the planet. The campus community will number around 4,000 students and 700 staff in total by 2025.

As with One Pool Street, Marshgate will offer experiences, exhibitions, activities, caf茅s, spaces and works of art by local artists for students, staff and the public to enjoy.

乱伦秀 began exploring possible听sites in east London even before听the London 2012 Olympics and听is a founding member of听, a legacy of the Games supported by the Mayor of London. East Bank is the UK's newest cultural quarter at the heart of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, a destination for innovation, creativity and learning.

UAL鈥檚 London College of Fashion is moving to East Bank听in the autumn, followed by a new Sadler鈥檚 Wells East theatre and hip hop听academy in 2024, and new bases for BBC Music, V&A East and a V&A Storehouse due to open on the Park to complete East Bank in 2025.

Prof Paola Lettieri FREng, Pro-Provost 乱伦秀 East, who has driven the academic vision and creation of 乱伦秀's听new campus from research and planning to construction, said:

鈥淭oday is about the many teams who have worked together to complete this fantastic building. Marshgate, along with One Pool Street, will give us the world-beating facilities and spaces we need for our staff and students to drive innovation with the potential to transform our cities and create a more inclusive and equitable society, locally and globally.

鈥淚 cannot begin to thank everyone individually, but I am grateful to 乱伦秀 for trusting me and our talented teams and partners to deliver this building for our whole university, and for the many generations of students, partners and communities who will share it with us.

鈥淲e look forward to welcoming our first students and staff to Marshgate this autumn, many of whom will be starting study and research programmes that are the first of their kind in the world. Thank you to everyone who has worked so hard to reach this milestone as we continue on this exciting journey for 乱伦秀.鈥�

Keith Butler, Director of Major Projects for 乱伦秀 Estates, said:

鈥淭his is a proud moment for 乱伦秀 and we are grateful for the professionalism, tenacity and creativity of Mace and all our design, construction and project team partners for helping to ensure that Marshgate has been completed on budget and on time, despite the astonishing array of challenges facing the building industry in recent years. This has required the brave and bold thinking that 乱伦秀 is renowned for the world over.

鈥淥ur 乱伦秀 East campus exemplifies the best in collaborative working between 乱伦秀 colleagues from Estates, academia and professional services, as well as invaluable support and input from our student community. Together, through our building programme, we are working to futureproof our university for everyone.

鈥溌衣仔� is a place where research transforms lives and I would like to thank all those who have contributed to this transformative development. Marshgate is a magnificent building inside and out and, along with One Pool Street, will nurture the ways of working and studying that will lead to collaboration and discovery on a life-changing scale. Every member of the project team should be proud of what we have achieved.鈥�

Terry Spraggett, MD Public Sector Construction, Mace, said:

鈥淲e are proud to have supported 乱伦秀 by delivering this landmark building, which will form an integral part of the university鈥檚 ambition to create cutting edge academic and research spaces for its students, staff and the wider public.

鈥淢arshgate is an exceptional building. Not only do the teaching and learning spaces break down conventional barriers, but the design quality is exceptional and a true testament to the strength of the collaborative team effort of the client, supply chain and consultants.

鈥淚t鈥檚 been a great journey and I very much look forward to when Marshgate will welcome its first students in September.鈥欌��

Marshgate, designed by Stanton Williams architects, is the single biggest structure on any of 乱伦秀鈥檚 campuses, measuring six times the size of the 乱伦秀 Student Centre, which opened in 2019 on its Bloomsbury campus and offers 1,000 study spaces as well as exhibition areas.

Over the next six months, 乱伦秀 East teams will complete the fitting out of the Marshgate building, including the installation of ultra hi-tech specialist equipment, in readiness for the start of the 2023/24 academic year when it will also be open to the public.

Find out more about our 乱伦秀 East campus and its research centres and the degree programmes on offer on the 乱伦秀 East campus website.

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• (Left to right) Nawed Khan, Senior Project Manager 乱伦秀 East, Keith Butler, Director of Major Projects 乱伦秀 Estates, Prof Paola Lettieri, Pro-Provost 乱伦秀 East, Kevin Kilcoyne, Project Director Mace Construction Group Ltd, Paul Thomas, Construction Director Mace Construction Group Ltd, credit: 乱伦秀 / Morley von Sternberg
• 乱伦秀 East campus Marshgate building exterior, credit: 乱伦秀 / Morley von Sternberg
• 乱伦秀 East campus Marshgate building interor, credit: 乱伦秀 / Morley von Sternberg