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Arthur Lewis Building

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Type
  
Academic

Completed
  
2007

Services engineer
  
DSSR

Owner
  
University of Manchester

Location
  
Manchester

Structural engineer
  
Buro Happold

Opened
  
2007

Construction started
  
2006

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Architect
  
The Fairhursts Design Group

Similar
  
Renold Building, Stephen Joseph Studio, Barnes Wallis Building, Stopford Building, Faraday Building

The Arthur Lewis Building, which is named after the economist Arthur Lewis, is part of the University of Manchester's campus. It is located west of Oxford Road and south of the Manchester Business School, nearly a mile from the centre of Manchester, UK. Construction was completed in 2007, when the building was given a BREEAM 'Very Good' rating.

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Map of Arthur Lewis Building, Manchester, UK

Controversies

In early 2008 the building was at the centre of controversy regarding access by students to members of the academic staff accommodated within due to its swipe card policy. This system required taught students to either email their relevant tutor before meeting them, call them internally once at the building, or book an appointment online. In May 2008 the two schools in the building separately revised their access policies to ease access.

Floor-by-floor guide

The building is shared by the School of Social Sciences (SoSS) and the School of Environment, Education and Development (SEED).

References

Arthur Lewis Building Wikipedia