General Information
Project Type
Location
| Location: |
Lambeth, London, England, United Kingdom |
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| Address: | Lambeth Palace Road |
| Coordinates: | 51° 29' 53.16" N 0° 7' 6" W |
Technical Information
Cost
| cost of construction | Pound sterling 60 000 000 |
Chronology
| December 1999 | The design team lead by Sir Michael Hopkins is chosen after a RIBA-approved competition. |
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| February 2002 | The construction contract is awarded to MJ Gleeson Group. |
| March 2002 | Riddel House (built in the 1930s to accommodate nurses) is demolished to make room for the new children's hospital. |
| September 2002 | Foundations are completed. |
| October 2002 | Work on the concrete structure of the building begins. |
| March 2003 | Dr Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, lays the foundation stone of the new hospital. |
| November 2003 | Topping-out ceremony. |
| March 2005 | Construction is completed. |
| 31 October 2005 | Opening of the fully operational hospital. |
Participants
Architecture
- Michael Hopkins and Partners
- Michael Hopkins (architect)
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20018244 - Published on:
31/10/2005 - Last updated on:
23/07/2014
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