Grimshaw’s new 27-storey workplace in Sydney, the Poly Centre, is a vital new component of the emerging Alfred, Pitt, Daley and George Streets (APDG) precinct, adjacent to Circular Quay. The design is sculptural in form, and manifests as a tripartite composition: east-facing core, a 27-storey central tower facing westward, and… Read More
A keystone building within the University of Melbourne’s Parkville precinct, The Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity is a world-class centre for biomedical research. The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity is an infection and immunity powerhouse combining research, public health and education, supported by the Victorian Government and… Read More
The University of Cambridge Engineering Faculty has recently resolved to move all their divisions from their current to West Cambridge. Adding together their current space provision in central Cambridge, advance facilities already built on the new site, a higher proportion of social space, plus projected growth based on recent trends… Read More
Enhancing UCL’s national and international reputation for cancer research, this highly transparent and accessible new Cancer Institute for the University is a signature building, designed to attract first-rate study. Part of the Bloomsbury Conservation Area and adjacent to the medical school housed in a refurbished Grade II listed building by… Read More
Completing an adaptive re-use and restoration of a derelict 1960s blast furnace, once the centre of steel production in this region of Mexico, Grimshaw’s design for the resulting Horno³: Museo del Acero has created an impressive vessel for the museum. Sited on a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Museo del Acero… Read More
Bath Spa University’s Locksbrook Campus is a re-purposing of the Farrell/Grimshaw partnership’s factory for Herman Miller. Originally completed in 1976, it now houses the Schools of Art and Design. The building sits within the World Heritage Site of Bath and was listed Grade II in 2013. The façade system, an… Read More
Grimshaw led the design for new research laboratory facility for the University of New South Wales Australia’s School of Materials Science and Engineering and School of Chemical Engineering. The scheme provides seamless links between physical and chemical science laboratories and working spaces for researchers, academics and faculty members. Following the… Read More
The design preserves the integrity of Trumbauer’s 1920s design, which is renovated to its original state. As well as restoring the gravitas of the esteemed historic structure, the building provides a frame for the new atrium, which replaces the existing core. This informality and openness fosters increased interaction and connections… Read More
Grimshaw was appointed by the University of Southampton in 2009 to develop a long-term master plan for its 10-acre Boldrewood site. The brief was to deliver state-of-the-art buildings and facilities that would place the university at the forefront of engineering excellence, broaden collaborations with other leading institutions and business, and… Read More
The Woodside Building for Technology and Design is a transformational learning and teaching building for Monash University within the native landscapes of their Clayton Campus in Melbourne. A transdisciplinary facility for the Faculties of Engineering and Information Technology, it initiates new models of learning alongside academic research with industry-related enterprise,… Read More
