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Babbage Building
The Babbage Building is a teaching building at the University of Plymouth for the university's School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics and the School of Art, Design and Architecture.
The Babbage Building, also known as the New Engineering and Design Facility, is a teaching building named after Charles Babbage, a mathematician, philosopher, inventor and mechanical engineer who originated the concept of a digital programmable computer.
After renovations in 2021–2023, the building contains a number of fabrication and computing laboratories.
The Babbage Building was originally constructed in 1979 as an engineering facility for the University of Plymouth. Prior to being named the Babbage Building, it was called the General Teaching Block (abbreviated to GTB).[citation needed]
In 2019, a design competition was held for a renovation of the Babbage Building.
Planning permission was granted for the works in December 2020. The main contractor for the renovations is BAM, and the new building was designed by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios.
In 2021, the building was closed for renovations costing £63 million. For the renovations to be able to take place, the university had to temporarily relocate classes and infrastructure to other places across the campus. The university's data center was mostly moved to the cloud as a result of the works.
The building was completely emptied, internal walls taken down, and the outer walls taken off, with only the concrete structure remaining. The renovated building has larger windows, blue cladding, and a rooftop garden. The original structure was also expanded towards the rear and right side of the building.
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Babbage Building
The Babbage Building is a teaching building at the University of Plymouth for the university's School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics and the School of Art, Design and Architecture.
The Babbage Building, also known as the New Engineering and Design Facility, is a teaching building named after Charles Babbage, a mathematician, philosopher, inventor and mechanical engineer who originated the concept of a digital programmable computer.
After renovations in 2021–2023, the building contains a number of fabrication and computing laboratories.
The Babbage Building was originally constructed in 1979 as an engineering facility for the University of Plymouth. Prior to being named the Babbage Building, it was called the General Teaching Block (abbreviated to GTB).[citation needed]
In 2019, a design competition was held for a renovation of the Babbage Building.
Planning permission was granted for the works in December 2020. The main contractor for the renovations is BAM, and the new building was designed by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios.
In 2021, the building was closed for renovations costing £63 million. For the renovations to be able to take place, the university had to temporarily relocate classes and infrastructure to other places across the campus. The university's data center was mostly moved to the cloud as a result of the works.
The building was completely emptied, internal walls taken down, and the outer walls taken off, with only the concrete structure remaining. The renovated building has larger windows, blue cladding, and a rooftop garden. The original structure was also expanded towards the rear and right side of the building.
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