University of Edinburgh lodges School of Engineering plans

Designed by BDP, the five-storey build is the first element of a five-phase masterplan for the site which will ultimately see the entire school relocate to the site by 2025.

Several existing buildings will need to be demolished at the site to clear the way for the first phase which will provide a mix of specialist teaching spaces and laboratories as well as research labs, social zones and catering.

Phase one construction works are expected to begin by the third quarter of 2019, adhering to an original masterplan first conceived by Page/Park Architects and then revised by Bennetts Associates.

Cost consultants Currie & Brown and engineer Hoare Lea complete the project team.