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Centre for Virus Research Building, Glasgow - design by Sheppard Robson

18 Jan 2011 Centre for Virus Research Glasgow Sheppard Robson to design major virus research building at University of Glasgow Leading UK architecture practice Sheppard Robson has won the commission to design a new building for the Medical Research Council/University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research (CVR) at the University of Glasgow. Centre for Virus Research image by architects The CVR will be at the forefront of international research into human and animal viral diseases and is a joint venture between the University of Glasgow and the Medical Research Council (MRC). The new CVR building will be funded by The University of Glasgow, MRC and an infrastructure award from the Wolfson Foundation and the Wellcome Trust, and will be located at the University of Glasgow’s Garscube Estate campus. Cutting edge facilities, including highly serviced Category 3 laboratories and state of the art teaching and learning spaces, will create an environment that supports the very best in scientific research and collaboration. The Centre will also include social areas and a café for staff and students and will be accessible, inclusive and sustainable. Sheppard Robson’s striking design will not only provide a state of the art research facility but will also reflect the University’s status as one of the UK’s leading research universities and a member of the prestigious Russell Group. Centre for Virus Research image by architects Reiner Nowak, project leader within the Centre for Virus Research design team at Sheppard Robson commented: “It is a privilege to be working with a prestigious institution like the University of Glasgow. The Centre for Virus Research aims to become an internationally leading centre in the study of viral diseases, and I am very much looking forward to being a part of its ongoing success by bringing the latest architectural design to the faculty.” The images attached illustrate Sheppard Robson’s concept proposals for the new MRC/University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research, which is expected to be 6,000m². Centre for Virus Research Glasgow images / information from Sheppard Robson Sheppard Robson

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Start on Site at Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences

Construction of the Sheppard Robson designed £35m ;Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences at The University of Strathclyde has started on site.
This will link to the Robertson Wing of the Arbuthnott Building, thus allowing co-location of the research and teaching activities of the Institute.


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The design, by Sheppard Robson, is for a purpose-built centre which will bring the multi-faceted disciplines of the Institute together under one roof. The building will be central to the Institute’s aims of delivering speedier, more efficient drug discovery in a pioneering, world-class centre for research and development.

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