The Francis Crick Institute, London Building, Architect, UK Architecture, Images
The Francis Crick Institute at King?s Cross
Research Facility Building Development in London, England ? design by HOK
9 Nov 2016
The Francis Crick Institute Building
Design: HOK – lead architect, lab planner, interior designer and landscape architect worked with PLP Architecture ; with Arup
Location: 1 Midland Rd, King?s Cross, North London, England, UK
The Francis Crick Institute at King?s Cross
The Queen opens new Francis Crick Institute Building
Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh attend official opening of the Francis Crick Institute
On Wednesday 9 November, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh were welcomed to the Francis Crick Institute to officially open the new building. Francis Crick Institute London:

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Completed in summer of 2016, the Francis Crick Institute is a 980,000 sq. ft. biomedical research facility bringing together 1,250 scientists from a wide range of disciplines under one roof to analyse the biology underpinning human health and diseases.
Designed by HOK with PLP Architecture, the eight-storey building is arranged as four ?laboratory neighbourhoods? with multiple communal breakout spaces arranged around two intersecting atria that encourage interdisciplinary collaboration.
The building has been designed around the concept of openness and collaboration. Interlinked floor plates and bridges inc...