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George Downing starts work on £80m Leeds Beckett arts centre
G
EORGE Downing Construction (GDC) has broken ground on a major project to construct Leeds
Beckett University’s £80m Creative Arts Building - a new hub for creative education in the city. The iconic building is being delivered
by developer Downing and has been designed by architects Hawkins/Brown. The state-of-the-art facility will be home to the university’s School of Film, Music and Performing Arts, plus the fashion department. It will be packed with specialist facilities including a performance theatre and 220-seat Dolby Atmos movie
cinema, as well as specialist studios for fashion, music, film and television. Ian Orton director of GDC, said: “This
is an exciting scheme, which will form a new home for creative education at Leeds Beckett and we’re delighted to be starting on site. This landmark building will include a number of outstanding technical features and facilities, creating a world-class learning environment at the heart of the campus. “GDC is well versed in delivering best-
in-class facilities for universities across the UK. We looking forward to bringing this experience to bear on this development
and working closely with both the university and the wider project team as we construct this innovative new home for the arts in Leeds.” The Creative Arts building is due for
completion in September 2020. It is the first new development in a £200m programme of investment at Leeds Beckett over the next five years. It is also the final phase of Downing’s £100m transformation of the once vacant wider site into the distinctive City Village campus living environment.
www.downing.com
ITC completes Education First fit-out F
IT out and refurbishment specialist ITC Concepts has successfully completed an extensive refurbishment
of international education company Education First’s student residences in Hove. ITC began work on the project in
November 2016, refurbishing the existing building, including the installation of all new services, to create a modern environment for Education First students, who travel from around the world to immerse themselves in new languages and cultures. The bright, vibrant space ITC created was
achieved through thoughtful and creative use of colour. Before refurbishment could begin, asbestos had to be removed. ITC has been working with the
international education provider for a number of years. Prior to this project, they refurbished classrooms at Education First’s Hove International Language School, and completed the internal remodelling of their Brighton International Language Centre; a detailed refurbishment of the remarkable Grade 1 listed building.
12 highereducationestates Tony Smith, Director of ITC Concepts,
commented: “It has been a real pleasure to continue to work on projects for Education First. Our work with this client and the project management team has
been an excellent example of effective collaboration.”
www.itcconcepts.co.uk
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