Schuster Laboratory

Schuster Laboratory
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General information
TypeAcademic teaching and research
LocationManchester
Coordinates53°28′1.71″N 2°13′50.62″W / 53.4671417°N 2.2307278°W / 53.4671417; -2.2307278
Completed1967[1]
OwnerThe University of Manchester
Technical details
Floor count7
Design and construction
Architect(s)Fairhurst, Harry S. & Sons[2]

The Schuster Laboratory (also known as the Schuster Building) houses the Department of Physics and Astronomy, part of the Faculty of Science and Engineering, at the University of Manchester.[1] It is named after Arthur Schuster and is located in Brunswick Park (formerly Brunswick Street[3]) on the main campus of the university.

The building was designed by Fairhurst, Harry S. & Sons, of the Fairhurst Design Group,[2] and was completed in 1967.[1] The roof of the largest lecture theatre in the building has an abstract sculpture by Michael Piper on it.[4] In 2007, the existing labs and offices were refurbished.[5] The Schuster Annexe, opened by Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell, was added in 2018.[6]

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  2. ^ a b Moss, John (6 January 2006). "Manchester Buildings and the Architects who built Manchester?". Archived from the original on 18 October 2002. Retrieved 17 February 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "Brunswick Park officially opens (The University of Manchester)". www.socialresponsibility.manchester.ac.uk. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  4. ^ Wyke, Terry (2004). Public Sculpture of Greater Manchester. Liverpool University Press. ISBN 0-85323-567-8.
  5. ^ "School of Physics and Astronomy Newsletter, December 2006, Issue 1" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 July 2007. Retrieved 17 February 2008.
  6. ^ "A stellar addition to Physics and Astronomy | StaffNet | The University of Manchester". www.staffnet.manchester.ac.uk. Retrieved 17 July 2022.