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36 London Development Company - UCL Marshgate

LONDON DEVELOPMENT COMPANY - UCL MARSHGATE

The first phase of UCL ’ s new campus at East Bank on Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park has moved a step nearer to completion following the handover of the flagship Marshgate building from construction partners Mace .
Marshgate is a significant construction next to the London Stadium and ArcelorMittal Orbit tower , just across the river from the campus ’ s new One Pool Street building , which opened for study in autumn 2022 for 500 postgraduate students along with accommodation for an additional 552 students .
Marshgate is made up of 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 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 and businesses .
The UCL East campus brings together academics and expertise from nine UCL 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 , cafés , spaces and works of art by local artists for students , staff and the public to enjoy .
UCL began the search for possible sites in east London even before the London 2012 Olympics and is a founding member of East Bank , a legacy of the Games supported by the Mayor