Alan Turing Building opens at University of Manchester

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Tuesday, July 31, 2007

The atrium of the Alan Turing building
Image: Bill Lionheart.

The School of Mathematics, University of Manchester finished moving in to its new building Monday. The building is named after one of its most widely known academics Alan Turing, one of the founders of computer science and a Reader in Mathematics at Manchester.

Although Turing is one of the city and university's most famous sons, there are very few things named in his honour. The city council was criticised for naming an uninspiring piece of by-pass Alan Turing Way, and a statue erected by public subscription bears a plaque pointing out the failure of the computing industry to contribute.

The new building deliberately attempts to provide a conducive atmosphere for mathematical collaboration with a design that aims to promote chance encounter in public spaces. It also aims to save energy with solar panels fitted to the roof.

The building also houses the Astronomy and Astrophysics Group, and the Photon Sciences Institute.

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• Press Release: "Our Projects: The Alan Turing Building (AMPPS)". Sheppard Robson, Accessed on July 30, 2007
• Press Release: "The new building". University of Manchester, Accessed on July 30, 2007
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• "Sheppard Robson wins top award". Piccadilly Partnership, June 7, 2007
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