The Kennedy building was completed in April 2019 and has provided a new home for the School of Economics, as well as some additional seminar rooms. The Estates Department worked with the appointed contractor; Willmott Dixon to deliver this new space, which welcomed its new students in September 2019.
This new building is named after Charles Kennedy, the first Professor of Economic Theory at the University of Kent, appointed in 1966. He was one of the most distinguished economic theorists of his generation. He died in 1997, aged 74.
This is the first University building to utilize a cross-laminated timber and steel structure, achieving a BREEAM excellent environmental rating.
(Kennedy photos provided by Willmott Dixon)
Kennedy Building