Taoiseach lays foundation stones for
Conway Institute and Urban Institute at UCD

On Thursday, 6 March the Taoiseach laid the foundation stone at the  Conway Institute, a multidisciplinary research centre which is being established on a prime site on the Belfield campus. 

It will be a �36m �state-of-the-art� facility of 9,600m² and will house almost �7m worth of equipment. The new building will accommodate over 350 research staff from the Faculties of Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Science, Engineering and Agriculture and the UCD component of the Dublin Molecular Medicine Centre. When completed, in mid-2003, the Conway Institute will provide its scientists with world class facilities and the requisite infrastructural support to enable them to compete successfully on the world stage. The Conway Institute web site may be visited at http://www.ucd.ie/conway

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On the same day the Taoiseach went to the grounds of the UCD School of Architecture at Richview to lay the foundation stone of the Urban Institute. The Urban Institute Ireland aims to be a powerhouse for developing new ideas designed to improve the quality of the urban working and living environment. The building, which will be located in the grounds of the UCD School of Architecture at Richview, will cost �2.5million. 

It will be ready for occupancy in October 2002 and will be 850 m² in size. The only centre of its kind in Europe, the Institute will demonstrate the highest standards in energy and resource efficiency, with the support of the Irish Energy Centre (Sustainable Energy Ireland). Over 70 researchers from disciplines such as Architecture, Economics, Engineering, Environmental Studies, Geography, Planning, Sociology and Archaeology will work together under the auspices of the Urban Institute.