Tyne and Wear HER(15536): Times Square, International Centre for Life - Details
15536
Newcastle
Times Square, International Centre for Life
Newcastle
NZ26SW
Education
Institute
Scientific Institute
20TH CENTURY
Late 20th Century 1967 to 2000
Extant Building
1996-2000 by Terry Farrell & Partners on part of the Cattle Market (HER 5066) site. Two curved buildings on an ovoid plan, with gaps where Scotswood Road formerly cut across. To the north-west the Bio-Science Centre, to the east Newcastle University and NHS Institute of Human Genetics, then a lower conference centre abutting the sinuous green roof of the Life Science Centre, which houses exhibitions, lecture theatre, games and interactive displays. Varied materials - render, glass, glass bricks, polished blockwork. In Times Square, Charles Jenck's sculpture is a double helix.
424400
563690
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Grace McCombie, 2009, Pevsner Architectural Guides, Newcastle and Gateshead, p 182