SMU has signed a lease for the former MPH Building, at the junction of Stamford Road and Armenian Street. SMU is leasing the building as an interim solution to cater to its expanding programmes until the new School of Law building is ready in 2017. The lease for the ex-MPH Building, inked recently, will begin in the fourth quarter of this year and the university is expected to start occupying the premises at the end of this year, an SMU spokeswoman said. She added that: "The leased space will house some of our offices, teaching, learning and research facilities to cater to our expanding programmes."