AECOM and 7N Architects have secured planning permission in principle for the expansion of the University of Glasgow campus.
The development will expand the university’s Gilmorehill Campus on the site of the former Glasgow Western Infirmary with about 915,000 sq ft of learning, teaching and research space.
An initial £430m will be spent over the next five years on the first phase of the project as part of a £1bn refurbishment of the site.
The University of Glasgow said it will be its biggest infrastructure project since it moved to Gilmorehill 150 years ago.
Jonathan Rose, architect and principal in design & planning at AECOM, said: “Our aim for the masterplan was not only to create a collaborative learning and research hub for the university in the West End, but also set a new trajectory for the Gilmorehill Campus within Glasgow, affirming its integral role in the city’s life and future economy.
“Development will transform the campus with world-class facilities while sensitively reflecting the historic character of the city’s West End.”
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