University buildings nominated for architecture award

04 March 2016

Two new University of Sheffield buildings have made the shortlist for a prestigious architecture award.

The Diamond, an £81 million pound teaching and learning facility, and the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) with Boeing's Factory 2050, one of the most advanced factories in the world, have been picked for the Royal Institute of British Architects' (RIBA) regional shortlist.

The AMRC's new Factory 2050 building. Photo courtesy of Bond Bryan. 

The Diamond, which opened for students in September 2015, is the University's biggest ever investment in learning and teaching. The impressive six-storey building with a dramatic diamond shaped fa

Related News

McLaren Automotive inaugurates new carbon composites technology centre in true McLaren style
17/01/2018
A key milestone was marked yesterday (16 January 2018) at the Yorkshire manufacturing …
UK manufacturers could miss out on the multi-billion benefits of world's largest wind farm
25/02/2016
A renewable energy manufacturing expert is warning that foreign companies could rea …
Scotland’s First Minister praises Sheffield’s advanced manufacturing capabilities
08/11/2016
The First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon MSP, with Professor Keith Ridgway CBE …
Making manufacturing fit for the future
26/01/2021
A tech spin-out from the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Cent …