The Alan Turing Building
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![]() The Alan Turing Building,
completed in 2007, has been designed by the
well-known firm of architects Sheppard Robson, who have taken pains to
incorporate the ideas and suggestions of many of the School's staff and
students. The School of Mathematics accommodation consists of two
east-west fingers of three floors each, separated by a spacious atrium
and connected at either end by open bridges to encourage circulation.
The building is named after Alan Turing, who was a Reader in
Mathematics at Manchester, and is regarded as one of the founders of
computer science. The building also houses the Photon Science Institute
and the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics.
![]() The atrium houses a small cafe
(Pi in the Sky) and provides access to
the ground floor facilities. These include small and medium sized
teaching rooms, undergraduate work and common rooms, a large computer
cluster, and administrative support for undergraduate students. The
atrium hosts events ranging from local outreach to visiting days for
applicants and welcoming parents to graduation celebrations.
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