Plans for Sweden's ESS particle accelerator unveiled
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Team Henning Larsen Architects' design
The campus will incorporate 100,000 sq m (1,077,000 sq ft) of labs, offices and will include a lecture theater, as well as a public visitor center
The accelerator's tungsten target will be symbolically mirrored by the roof of a large circular roof built above the hall holding the target itself
The first research at the ESS is expected to take place in 2019, with final completion of the facility scheduled for 2025
Team Henning Larsen Architects' design
At the heart of the ESS will be a 600-meter (1970-ft) linear accelerator
This alternative design proposals was put forward by a design team including BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group) and HOK International Limited
This alternative design proposals was put forward by a design team including BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group) and HOK International Limited
An alternative design proposal put forward by Foster + Partners
This alternative proposal was put forward by a design team led by Tengbom
An alternative proposal put forward by a design team led by Benthem Crouwel
Article Summary
The European Spallation Source (ESS), a new particle accelerator to be built in Lund, Sweden, has been in the works for years, but, following the result of a design competition, we now have a fairly good idea of how the thing will look.
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