The Diamond, Sheffield
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| The Diamond | |
|---|---|
 The Diamond (left), with Jessop Wing in foreground | |
 Interactive map of the The Diamond area | |
| General information | |
| Location | Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, 32 Leavygreave Rd, Broomhall, S3 7RD |
| Coordinates | 53°22′54″N 1°28′54″W / 53.38154°N 1.48160°W |
| Construction started | 2013 |
| Completed | 2015 |
| Cost | £81M |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 6 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Twelve Architects |
| Other information | |
| Public transit access |  B Y University of Sheffield |
The Diamond is a building in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, part of the University of Sheffield. Housing specialist engineering facilities as well as seminar room and open plan study spaces,[1] it was completed in September 2015 at a cost of £81 million, the largest capital investment ever made by the university.[2] It is situated on Leavygreave Road, between the Jessop Wing and St George's Church.
53°22′54″N 1°28′54″W / 53.38154°N 1.48160°W The Diamond was built to replace the Grade II-listed Edwardian wing of the Jessop Hospital, taking over from the Sir Frederick Mappin Building as the new home of the Faculty of Engineering, the largest faculty at the university, with the goal to double student numbers in the faculty by 2021.[3][4] Construction work began in July 2013 and the building opened in September 2015, in time for the start of that year's autumn semester.[5]
