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Sarina right on track with winning design for HS2
Birmingham City University visual communications student Sarina Kaur beat off tough competition to be crowned winner of an art competition marking the arrival of High Speed rail in Birmingham. The winning design is now on
display between the Roman- inspired columns of the former Curzon Street station entrance, giving the world’s oldest surviving piece of monumental railway architecture a modern makeover.
‘I have merged elements of both traditional and modern styles’
The Government announced that
Royal Assent had been granted for the new High Speed Two (HS2) railway, paving the way for construction of the Phase One line of route between Birmingham Curzon Street and London Euston to begin. HS2 Ltd joined forces with the
university in a bid to find a talented artist whose winning design would
Amadeus to cater for art gallery
Amadeus have secured a £5m contract at independent Warwickshire art gallery Compton Verney to run their retail catering and event hospitality services. The five-year contract will see Amadeus provide catering services for the gallery’s wedding and corporate event functions, as well as its onsite restaurant which will be relaunched under the new branded concept ‘Compton Kitchen’. The caterers, who have more
than 40 years’ experience operating as part of the NEC Group, are rapidly expanding their external catering business under an ambitious growth strategy led by managing director Kevin Watson.
Compton Verney
be reproduced as a centrepiece to celebrate Curzon Street’s important railway heritage and exciting future. The winning design has been
reproduced on two 8.3 x 4.3 metre banners and is on display on the exterior of the former Grade 1 listed Curzon Street station building, the oldest railway terminus in the world. Sarina (pictured) said: “I never expected to win, but I am delighted
Harrow to back Forces
Business relocation specialist Harrow Green is the latest business to sign up to the Armed Forces Covenant to demonstrate support for the armed forces community. The Armed Forces Covenant is a
pledge between the government, on behalf of the people of the UK, and all those who serve or have served in the Armed Forces, and their families. It is essentially a partnership
between the government and businesses, local authorities, charities and community organisations to support the forces
through services, policy and projects. Elizabeth Russell, head of
relocation services Midlands, Harrow Green, said: “We are very pleased to have joined over 1,000 other businesses and organisations who have signed the pledge. “In signing the Armed Forces
Covenant we have stated that we are an armed forces-friendly organisation. Several Harrow Green employees are ex-service personnel and they bring extremely useful and relevant skills to the removals industry.”
Schools forge merger
Birmingham Conservatoire and Birmingham School of Acting are to merge in a move designed to produce a single world-class home for developing the next generation of talented, versatile performers. The merger will give students
the skills they need to meet the demands of today’s fast-paced creative economy. The integration of the two
institutions coincides with the opening of a new £57 million home for the current Birmingham
Conservatoire on the university’s city centre campus later this year. The new Conservatoire will
feature five public performance spaces, including a new concert hall for orchestral training and performance, private rehearsal and practice rooms, and teaching spaces for performers from a variety of disciplines. Birmingham Conservatoire traces
its roots back to 1859 and is one of the most respected music education institutions in the UK.
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to have done so. The inspiration behind my design has taken influence from the illustrator and art director Kate Moross. “Using a serif font and reforming
the elements of a steam locomotive to represent the 19th century, I have merged elements of both traditional and modern styles, allowing audiences to understand how art has been influenced over the years.”
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