Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London

The location of chemistry department areas within the campus map is shown as coloured areas. Access to the Campus is from the Exhibition Road entrance, located along Imperial College Road.

1. The Purple area (building "C1") is the main entrance, accessible from Imperial College Road. Please go to the main security desk and ask for the person you wish to meet. Conference Rooms A and B are in this area.
   Note1: From August 2005 for about six months, this reception area is closed due to refurbishment. Please go to the C2 entrance (below).
2. The yellow area is the block known locally as "C2". Access to this is only by security card or by attracting the attention of the receptionist inside (if no receptionist is present, please go to the main security desk in the administration block and ask someone to give you access).
   Note2: Whilst the main entrance in C1 is being refurbished, this entrance constitutes the main entrance to the C1/C2 chemistry block.
   Note3: In the small lobby to this entrance, you might wish to take a brief look at the display cabinet housing part of the Armstrong-Wynne collection. For more detail, see http://www.armstrongwynne.org/
3. The Red block is the "old building" (RCS1) and houses lectures theatre C and D, and a number of research laboratories and staff offices. Access is by swipe card only.
4. The green area is the Pippard Lecture theatre, where undergraduate lectures and external talks can be given. Go to level 5 of the Sherfield (Administration) building to gain access.
5. The Blue area is the Flowers building housing the GTC (Gene Therapy Centre); access is only by swipe card.
6. The orange block is the Fleming building (SAF) housing the medical school. Occasional colloquia occur here. Coffee and other refreshments are also available here.
7. The Cyan location is the SALC (Seminar and Learning Centre).

Please note that parking is severely restricted, and use of public transport is strongly recommended. The nearest tube station (about 500m to the south of the map down Exhibition Road) is South Kensington Station on the District, Circle and Piccadilly lines. The campus is outside the London congestion charging zone as of 2005, but will be within the congestion zone in the near future.