Blizard Building | |
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General information | |
Location | Whitechapel, London, England |
Coordinates | 51°30′59″N 0°03′41″W / 51.5165°N 0.0613°W |
Named for | William Blizard |
Construction started | November 2003 |
Completed | March 2005 |
Cost | £45 million |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Will Alsop |
Main contractor | AMEC |
The Blizard Building is a building in Whitechapel in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It houses the Blizard Institute, formerly known as the Blizard Institute of Cell and Molecular Science, part of Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry.
The building is named after William Blizard, who founded the London Hospital Medical College in 1785.[1]