A new £12m home for Northern Ballet and Phoenix Dance Theatre in Leeds, which opened its doors earlier this year, has been awarded its second accolade in the space of a week.

The purpose-built centre has been named 2011 Civic Building of the Year by the Society of Chief Architects for Local Authorities (SCALA) at a ceremony held on 11 November.

Jacobs Architecture worked alongside Leeds City Council on the design of the new building, which was named Best Arts Project at the National Lottery Awards last week.

Housing one of the largest dance rehearsal spaces outside London, the facility also secured the Design Excellence Award at the 2011 Insider Yorkshire Property Industry Awards.

Northern Ballet chief executive Mark Skipper said: "This triple success for our new home is recognition of all the hard work and determination which went into creating it."

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