Parts of East Anglia University closed over failing concrete fears

By Tom Lowe2023-09-11T12:12:00

Grade II*-listed student accomodation blocks the second by architect Denys Lasdun to be hit by RAAC crisis

The University of East Anglia (UEA) has closed Denys Lasdun’s grade II*-listed student accommodation due to warnings over unsafe lightweight concrete.

The Norfolk and Suffolk terraces, known as the Ziggurats, will be closed until further notice and students will be moved to to alternative sites, the university said.

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