The University of Oxford has received planning permission for a new £170M chemistry laboratory complex designed by Francis- Jones Morehen Thorp (FJMT). This follows a unanimous vote in favour of the scheme by Oxford City Council’s West Area Planning Committee where the scheme was described as one of the most striking new buildings in Oxford. More images and complete press release after the break.
Known as Chemistry Oxford, the project will both augment the existing Chemistry Research Laboratory in the University’s Science Area and bring together researchers currently distributed across four different buildings. An additional 20,000sq m of flexible floor space will be created providing facilities that will meet the requirements of 21st century scientific research and allow the Department’s scientists to tackle many of the most important problems facing mankind today from medicine to energy and climate.
