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Masterplanners chosen for IWM revamp
Foster + Partners to develop vision for proposed overhaul of London war attraction
By Martin Nash
The Imperial War Museum London has appointed Foster + Partners as architect and Drivers Jonas Deloitte as project manager for a planned revamp of the site. The move to commission a
master plan for the Lambeth Road site – formerly the Bethlem Royal Hospital (Bedlam) – is in order to improve the experience for visitors. It is planned that the fi rst phase will be delivered in time for national commemora- tion of the First World War centenary in 2014. Foster + Partners and
Drivers Jonas Deloitte will work with the museum to develop a comprehensive masterplan within the footprint of the existing building.
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A masterplan for the museum revamp is due by September 2010
The structure's internal space
will be redesigned to provide new galleries and visitor service facilities; a coherent visitor route will also be created. Plans will additionally
address the museum's intention to make the most of its revenue generation opportunities and
provide a more sustainable infrastructure for both it and the collections within it. The long-term project will
take a phased implementation approach, which will begin once a spatial masterplan has been approved by the museum in September 2010.
NTC reveals plans to open Whitley Bay landmark
By Pete Hayman
North Tyneside Council (NTC) has announced plans to open up the Whitley Bay's Spanish City Dome to the public as part of the 2010 Heritage Open Days programme. The historic landmark, which
fi rst opened in 1910, is undergoing structural repairs to enable the council to provide escorted tours of the building between 9 and 12 September. NTC has been working in
partnership with English Heritage, with support from development agency One
Whitley Bay's historic Spanish City Dome fi rst opened in 1910
North East, to restore the Dome and ensure public access can be resumed. Repair work has been carried
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out to the building's roof and roof terraces, while walls are undergoing treatment. NTC's elected mayor Linda
Arkley said: "The completion of the structural repairs to the building, giving it a long term future again, is one of the best things we can do to mark the centenary of this iconic building. "We will stage an exhibition
in the ground fl oor of the Dome that will not only celebrate the Dome's past, but also its future use with information displays from the short-listed developers about proposals for the buildings."
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