Feature Article
Less than a year to go before the University opens
Constructing the covered public space between the Granary and the University
© John Sturrock
By September 2011 the doors will be open to the University of the Arts London’s Central Saint Martins campus and 4,500 students and staff will be animating the area in and around King’s Cross.
The world-famous art college will begin to fit out their buildings - which include the Granary, new Studios, the Eastern Transit Shed and a new performance centre - from Spring 2011.
The opening of the University will bring other benefits to the wider public, including public access to numerous areas of the historic Eastern Goods Yard that have never previously been open to the public. Work on the Boulevard and Goods Way has commenced and will be complete by September 2011, connecting the campus directly to the King’s Cross transport hub. Initially, the boulevard will be pedestrianised.
Since summer, King’s Cross has welcomed 300 staff and students from Central Saint Martins to view their new home. It has also had a visit from the Mayor and English Heritage - to celebrate the launch of a new publication, ‘Saving London’.
