14 | DECEMBER 2018
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KIER TO DELIVER ROYAL COLLEGE OF
ART’S AMBITIOUS BATTERSEA EXPANSION
Kier has been appoint-
ed by the Royal College
of Art (RCA) to deliver
its £56m state-of-the-art
new academic studio and
research building located at
its South Campus as part of
the RCA’s development plan
to transform into a dynamic
STEAM-focused (science,
technology, engineering, art
and mathematics) postgrad-
uate university.
In addition, new pro-
grammes will be developed
to encompass computer and
material science, wearable
technology, robotics, ad-
vanced manufacturing and
intelligent mobility.
The 15,500m 2 centre will
consist of a four-storey
academic studio build-
ing and an eight-storey
research building. It will
contain workshops, man-
ufacturing facilities and a
double-height covered street
hangar space for large-scale
objects to be assembled and
exhibited, as well as an ex-
panded business incubator
hub for small business start-
ups related to the RCA.
The Battersea develop-
ment is estimated to require
financing of £108 million.
In 2016 the Government
invested £54 million. The
remaining funds will be
secured through a mix of
philanthropic donations,
and RCA investment. A
comprehensive fundraising
campaign, GenerationRCA,
will be launched during
2018 to raise further funds
for the Battersea project.
Cliff Thomas, managing
director for Kier London,
commented: “The new flag-
ship building marks an ex-
m.marcus
architectural hardware
citing time for the RCA and
marks its transformation
into a dynamic STEAM-fo-
cused postgraduate uni-
versity. It is great working
with such a forward-looking
body.”
Other partners for the
project include Mott Mac-
Donald who is providing
building services, civil,
structural, fire and acoustic
engineering as well as stra-
tegic brief development and
cost consultancy services.
Work started on the
site quite recently and is
scheduled to be complet-
ed in April 2020, with the
new building opening to
students for the 2020/21
academic year.
www.rca.ac.uk
www.kier.co.uk