Willmott Dixon has been chosen by Queen Mary University of London for a £48.8m project to redevelop its School of Business and Management in Tower Hamlets. 

When complete in 2027, the new 6,700m2, seven-storey facility will replace the current building which is no longer fit for purpose.

It will deliver a mix of flexible learning and teaching spaces that cater to various learning needs and provide a dedicated home for the School of Business and Management.

Working with Nicholas Hare Architects, Willmott Dixon’s work will also improve public spaces around the site, including landscaped terraces and dedicated green spaces. 

This latest contract with Queen Mary University of London follows work secured in 2024 to enlarge the Informatics and Technology Learning building in Bethnal Green. 

This involves Willmott Dixon delivering a whole building retrofit and extension, including adding two new storeys above the original property, to increase student capacity and provide a centre of excellence for computer science.

Both projects are major investments for the university, which was more than 32,000 students on degree programmes.

Richard Poulter, Willmott Dixon’s managing director in the south, said: “We are proud to be delivering this new hub for the School of Business and Management for Queen Mary University London.

“This building will provide enhanced learning and teaching spaces that foster the university’s commitment to delivering world-class education.   Being able to help deliver this vision is rewarding and underpins our mission of enhancing the facility for the benefit of the students, faculty and the wider community.

“Working with Queen Mary University London here and on the Information Technology Lab simultaneously will provide significant collaborative benefits for the university.”