Skanska builds Forum Medicum in Lund for about SEK 450 M

Skanska has signed a contract with Akademiska Hus to build new Forum Medicum in Lund. The project covers 15,000 square meters of science and education facilities for the faculty of Medicine at Lund University. The contract is worth about SEK 450 M, which will be included in the order bookings for Sweden for the third quarter 2020.

At Forum Medicum, most of the medical faculty at Lund University gathers in a health science and medical knowledge center. The building will be six floors high plus a basement floor in addition. Forum Medicum was designed by Henning Larsen Architects.

Construction start is scheduled for the third quarter 2020 and the office building will be completed during the spring of 2023.

Skanska is one of the leading development- and construction companies in the Nordics, with operations in building construction and civil engineering in Sweden, Norway and Finland, and developing residential- and commercial property projects in select home markets. The commercial development stream is also active in Denmark. Skanska had sales of about SEK 70 billion and more than 15,200 employees in its Nordic operations during 2019.

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Skanska is a world leader in construction and project development in select markets throughout the Nordic region, Europe and USA. Driven by the Group’s values, Skanska wants to contribute to a better society and provides innovative, sustainable solutions for both simple and complex assignments. The Group has about 35,000 employees, and 2019 revenue totalled SEK 177 billion.