CASE STUDY UAL
HEART OF
FASHION
London College of Fashion, part of University of the Arts London (UAL), is
moving from six separate buildings to an inclusive and sustainable new single
site in 2023. Sara Bean took an exclusive tour into the heart of the innovative
new building with members of the project team at Buro Happold and UAL
London College of Fashion (LCF), UAL leads the world in fashion
business, media and design education. They’ve been nurturing
creative talent for over a century, o ering courses in all things
fashion. Throughout its history LCF has been spread out across six
London sites, but all that will change in 2023 when the college moves
to a single campus for the first time.
Their students will have access to multipurpose lecture theatres
and studios, galleries and interactive showcase areas. They will also
benefit from being located at London East Bank’s inspirational new
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culture and education district in the waterfront area of Queen Elizabeth
Olympic Park, where LCF’s new building will sit alongside other creative
luminaries including the BBC, Sadler’s Wells and V&A East.
Global engineering consultancy Buro Happold, has been working on
key projects in and around the area since its involvement with the 2012
Olympic Games and its legacy planning. As part of a design and delivery
team including (Architects) Allies & Morrison; (Cost Consultants) Gardiner
& Theobald and (Construction Project Managers) Mace, it is providing a
range of integrated solutions to help deliver the project.