Building
The school is based in a purpose built high-tech building which is located at Imperial's main campus in South Kensington and has its main entrance on Exhibition Road. The building was designed by Foster and Partners and Buro Happold. It was constructed between September 2002 and June 2004 at a cost of £15.7 million, and was opened in 2004 by Queen Elizabeth II. The building was renamed the Tanaka Building in August 2008.
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