Lady Hale Building - University of Salford The University of Salford's Lady Hale
Building is home to their School of Law and the Law
Society approved library, a mock courtroom and a
high-tech lecture theatre. It sits at the heart of
the University of Salford’s campus offering
undergraduate, postgraduate and research level
programs. The building is dedicated to Brenda
Hale, Baroness Hale of Richmond a barrister, judge and
Justice of the Supreme Court of the UK. She is the
most senior female judge in the history of the United
Kingdom.
The £10M building was designed by the
architectural practice of Broadway Malyan and completed
in September 2007. The architect's website says
that the, "Bold use of form and colour has given
the new Salford School of Law at the University of
Salford an iconic new look. ... A distinctive ETFE *
clad lecture theatre adjoins the main building
providing additional flexible space for the
University, and acting as a beacon on the highly
visible corner site. Responding to the client’s
brief, the design aims to minimise the use of energy
during the life of the building, to maximise the use
of natural ventilation and lighting and to optimise
zone control and sub-metering to enhance long term
performance monitoring."
   The ETFE clad lecture theatre can be seen in the image above. *(The Fabric Architecture website explains that, "ETFE is a copolymer of ethylene and tetrafluoroethylene and is known as a 'tough polymer'. The material is extruded from a resin into highly transparent, strong and lightweight sheets commonly called foil. The foil’s surface is nonporous and has a low coefficient of friction, which allows the material to resist atmospheric pollution and the buildup of pollutants, dust or dirt particles. In addition, the material is unaffected by UV light and doesn’t break down, discolor or weaken structurally over time. At the end of the material’s fabricated use, it can be recaptured and fully recycled.") |