James Lighthill House
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James Lighthill House is one of the halls that acts as student accommodation for University College London
in central London
, England
.
It is located on Penton Rise near the Pentonville Road intersection. It contains 209 single en suite rooms across a large main block and a smaller 'lodge' in the courtyard. All flats are self-catered and share a communal kitchen cleaned once a week by staff. There is a laundrette on site and a large common room with vending machines and pool table. The closest tube stations to the halls are King's Cross St. Pancras tube station
and Angel tube station
.
, are both on the site of a former steel-stockbroking depot, owned and operated by Macready's Metal Co. Ltd. The original warehouse, built in 1935, was designed by M. Stanley Blanchfield of Raynes Park
.
The current building was designed by the British architectural design firm Levitt Bernstein
on the site of an existing hall of residence. It has a wave-shaped façade to allow light inside more easily, while maintaining privacy. The building was opened in 2007.
Sir Michael James Lighthill
, FRS (1924–1998) was an applied mathematician who is known for his pioneering work in the field of aeroacoustics
. He was the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge
, a chair he held until 1979, when he was succeeded by Stephen Hawking
. Lighthill then became Provost
of University College London, a post he held until 1989. James Lighthill House is named in his honour.
University College London
University College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and the oldest and largest constituent college of the federal University of London...
in central London
London
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, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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It is located on Penton Rise near the Pentonville Road intersection. It contains 209 single en suite rooms across a large main block and a smaller 'lodge' in the courtyard. All flats are self-catered and share a communal kitchen cleaned once a week by staff. There is a laundrette on site and a large common room with vending machines and pool table. The closest tube stations to the halls are King's Cross St. Pancras tube station
King's Cross St. Pancras tube station
King's Cross St. Pancras is a tube station in the London Borough of Camden, on the London Underground network, serving both King's Cross and main line stations. It is in Travelcard Zone 1. It is the fourth busiest station on the system and serves more lines than any other...
and Angel tube station
Angel tube station
Angel tube station is a London Underground station in The Angel, Islington. It is on the Bank branch of the Northern Line, between Old Street and King's Cross St. Pancras stations. It is in Travelcard Zone 1. The tube stop serves as a portal to several Off West End, or fringe theatre, venues,...
.
History
James Lighthill House and Paul Robeson House, another hall of residence for the School of Oriental and African StudiesSchool of Oriental and African Studies
The School of Oriental and African Studies is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the University of London...
, are both on the site of a former steel-stockbroking depot, owned and operated by Macready's Metal Co. Ltd. The original warehouse, built in 1935, was designed by M. Stanley Blanchfield of Raynes Park
Raynes Park
Raynes Park is a suburb within the London Borough of Merton south-west London, centred around Raynes Park station and situated between Wimbledon and New Malden. It is 8.2 miles south-west of Charing Cross. The area is effectively divided into two by the Waterloo - Southampton mainline railway...
.
The current building was designed by the British architectural design firm Levitt Bernstein
Levitt Bernstein
Levitt Bernstein Associates is an English architectural design firm, established in 1968, by David Levitt and David Bernstein. The practice is known for its residential and arts projects, having won awards for both...
on the site of an existing hall of residence. It has a wave-shaped façade to allow light inside more easily, while maintaining privacy. The building was opened in 2007.
Sir Michael James Lighthill
James Lighthill
Sir Michael James Lighthill, FRS was a British applied mathematician, known for his pioneering work in the field of aeroacoustics.-Biography:...
, FRS (1924–1998) was an applied mathematician who is known for his pioneering work in the field of aeroacoustics
Aeroacoustics
Aeroacoustics is a branch of acoustics that studies noise generation via either turbulent fluid motion or aerodynamic forces interacting with surfaces. Noise generation can also be associated with periodically varying flows...
. He was the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
, a chair he held until 1979, when he was succeeded by Stephen Hawking
Stephen Hawking
Stephen William Hawking, CH, CBE, FRS, FRSA is an English theoretical physicist and cosmologist, whose scientific books and public appearances have made him an academic celebrity...
. Lighthill then became Provost
Provost (education)
A provost is the senior academic administrator at many institutions of higher education in the United States, Canada and Australia, the equivalent of a pro-vice-chancellor at some institutions in the United Kingdom and Ireland....
of University College London, a post he held until 1989. James Lighthill House is named in his honour.