The University of Edinburgh’s Edinburgh Futures Institute is housed in the Old Royal Infirmary, which was built in 1879 and served as the city of Edinburgh’s main hospital until 2003. Now home to Edinburgh Futures Institute, the category-A listed building brings together students, researchers, partners and civic society to address global challenges including ethics of artificial intelligence, social inequality and climate change.

The University worked with Atkins Realis, Bennetts Associates and Balfour Beatty, to restore and revitalise the former building. The Institute unites modern design with historic architecture, including a public square with café, exhibition and performance spaces, plus new access points from Middle Meadow Walk, bringing benefits to the local community. The former hospital’s wide and airy Nightingale Wards have been retained and are now reused as teaching and workspaces.

To find out more, visit Edinburgh Futures Institute.  The images below have been shared on Wikimedia Commons where they can be downloaded for reuse under CC BY 4.0 licence.

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