Call for Entries: LSE Launches Third Major Competition for £100m Facility

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London School of Economics (LSE) has launched a call for expressions of interest for its next major building project; the redevelopment of 44 Lincoln's Inn Fields (44LIF), which will be known as the Paul Marshall Building.

Following its redevelopment, the new building on the site of 44LIF will house a number of academic and research departments including the Marshall Institute for Philanthropy and Social Entrepreneurship. Paul Marshall is a major benefactor of the School and the Marshall Institute will make its permanent home in the new building at 44 Lincoln's Inn Fields which will take his name.

LSE has established a reputation in the last decade of commissioning high quality, innovative and sustainable architecture. The construction of a major new university building on the site of 44 Lincoln's Inn Fields will cement this reputation. This international competition, run in conjunction with the RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects), follows the School's previous two successful RIBA competitions.

The School has now instigated its third RIBA international design competition to procure a design response which will achieve the following:

• The new building will play a key role in promoting the values, ethos and brand of LSE
• Its contemporary high quality design will inspire future generations of students and academics and will be regarded as a seminal piece of university architecture in its historic setting overlooking Lincoln’s Inn Fields in central London
• Innovative and adaptable teaching and research workspaces that combine the best of old and new methods of student centred learning and academic enquiry/scholarship
• The building will be integral to the transformation of the campus and enhancement of the public realm as well as contributing to the quality of its unique neighbourhood
• Environmental sustainability and carbon minimization will be fundamental aspects of the building’s identity

The Design Competition is a two-stage process. Expressions of Interest will be sought in September, following which a shortlist of up to six design teams will be selected before the end of the year. The competition brief will be issued in January 2016 and from the submissions the winning team will be selected. All shortlisted teams will be paid an honorarium.

Julian Robinson, LSE’s Director of Estates said: “With a project value in excess of £100m, the Paul Marshall Building presents a unique challenge for architects to secure a high-profile global scheme with the opportunity to design a new landmark university building in one of central London’s most important and historic areas.”

All the details can be found on the competition's website.

• Title

  Call for Entries: LSE Launches Third Major Competition for £100m Facility

• Website

  http://www.ribacompetitions.com/lse/

• Organizers

  RIBA

• Registration Deadline

  19/10/2015 14:00

• Venue

  London School of Economics

• Address

  London School of Economics and Political Science, Houghton St, London WC2A 2AE, UK