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Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios' Eden Project Dundee will celebrate myth-makers and alchemists
by Tom Walker | 19 Jul 2023
The Eden Project has revealed new visuals for its planned Dundee project in the city’s East Docks, with architecture by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios. The images show plans for an attraction which has been inspired by the Nine Incorporated Trades of Dundee – a group formed in the 16th century to bring professions from bakers to tailors into a single organisation with more bargaining power. Eden Project Dundee will be themed
Eden Project signs deal for Dundee site
by Tom Walker | 28 May 2021
The Eden Project has signed a memorandum of understanding with the owners of its preferred site for a planned Eden Project Dundee attraction. The proposed site – the former Dundee Gasworks – is located close to the Dundee waterfront on the bank of the River Tay and is less than a mile away from V&A Dundee and the city's main train station. The agreement between Eden Project and the site's owners,
V&A Dundee wows with new photography ahead of weekend launch
by Andrew Manns | 13 Sep 2018
Photographs of Scotland’s first design museum, the V&A Dundee, have been released ahead of its 15 September opening. The building was designed by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, who commented: “The big idea for V&A Dundee was bringing together nature and architecture, to create a new living room for the city. I’m truly in love with the Scottish landscape and nature.” “I was inspired by the rugged cliffs of the north
V&A Dundee opening: New images of interiors released
by Luke Cloherty | 13 Sep 2018
The V&A Dundee has released new images of its interiors ahead of its eagerly anticipated, official opening on Saturday 15 September. The museum is Scotland’s first dedicated design museum and was designed by Kengo Kuma. V&A Dundee focuses on the international importance of design, as well as presenting a history of Scotland’s design achievements. The Scottish Design Galleries feature 300 exhibits drawn from the V&A’s collections of Scottish design, as
Kengo Kuma’s V&A Dundee: Drone footage shows finished building ahead of opening
by Luke Cloherty | 16 Aug 2018
The Kengo Kuma-designed V&A Museum of Design Dundee, Scotland’s first dedicated design museum, is set to open its doors in less than a month. Opening on 15 September 2018, the V&A Dundee will be the lauded Japanese architect’s first building in the UK. The structure is now complete and new stills from released drone footage, taken by Rapid Visual Media, show its contours and sculptured outline off to the wider
Revealed: Opening date for Scotland's first design museum, created by Kengo Kuma
by Kim Megson | 18 Jan 2018
V&A Dundee, Scotland’s first design museum, will open to the public on Saturday 15 September 2018, it has been revealed. New images of the Kengo Kuma-designed building have been released to coincide with the announcement, as have details of the museum’s inaugural exhibitions. Standing at the centre of the £1bn (US$1.3bn, €1.1bn) transformation of the city’s waterfront, once part of the docklands, V&A Dundee has been designed to evoke the
Kengo Kuma's V&A Dundee: New drone footage reveals £80m building taking shape on River Tay
by Kim Megson | 08 Jun 2017
New drone footage has today (8 June) been released showing huge cast stone panels being hung on the curving walls of Kengo Kuma’s V&A Dundee; Scotland's first design museum. In total 2,466 pieces – each weighing between 1.5 and 2.5 tonnes – are being individually fixed into place, secured by two specially designed brackets secured to the building’s reinforced concrete walls. The video shows an engineer inspecting panels fixed to
New film sheds light on engineering innovation behind Kengo Kuma's Dundee design museum
by Kim Megson | 20 Feb 2017
The Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) has released a new video exploring the architectural inspiration and complex engineering challenges facing its forthcoming branch in Dundee, Scotland. The new film features interviews with the building's architect Kengo Kuma, the executive director of Dundee City Council Mike Galloway and some of the engineers and builders charged with realising the ambitious vision for a cultural landmark capable of reigniting the city’s waterfront. They
First gallery completed at Kengo Kuma's V&A Museum of Design Dundee
by Kim Megson | 01 Nov 2016
A major milestone in the construction of Kengo Kuma’s V&A Museum of Design Dundee in Scotland has been reached, with the completion of the upper floor revealing an extensive public area which will house galleries, learning spaces and a restaurant. At the ground floor level V&A Dundee will be formed of two separate buildings located on Dundee’s waterfront. The newly-completed second floor connects these two together, and houses many of
ZMMA win competition to create Scottish Design Galleries at V&A Dundee
by Kim Megson | 14 Oct 2016
The flagship Scottish Design Galleries within the Kengo Kuma’s new Victoria & Albert (V&A) Museum of Design in Dundee will be designed by ZMMA, an international studio specialising in museums and arts projects. The galleries will exhibit V&A collections and loans from other collections in Scotland and abroad that tell the story of the country's design achievements over the last 300 years – from intricate 18th century metalwork to catwalk
£31m pool in Dundee set to open next week
by Tom Anstey | 19 Jun 2013
The new £31m Olympia pool in Dundee, Scotland, is about to open its doors as part of the ongoing investment into Dundee's waterfront. The new centre, which opens its doors to the public next week, features a 50m, variable depth pool, four water slides, a gym and a café. Two of the slides feature digital projection technology, meaning that the image will appear in front of the sliders face as
£300m for Dundee's waterfront proposals
by Pete Hayman | 04 Nov 2011
A major international regeneration conference has been told that £300m worth of investment has now been secured towards a project designed to transform Dundee's waterfront. The figure is one third of the £1bn target required to bring about the regeneration of the area, with a number of projects to benefit such as the proposed V&A at Dundee attraction. Dundee Waterfront is one of Scotland's largest regeneration projects and is divided
New entrance facility for Dundee attraction
by Pete Hayman | 26 Apr 2011
A new entrance facility has been unveiled at Camperdown Wildlife Park, Dundee, following a £1m investment designed to enhance the attraction's visitor experience. Dundee City Council architects are behind the design of the venue, which boasts a learning room equipped with an interactive whiteboard and a cinema-style projector. It is hoped that the purpose-built space will help Camperdown to continue its education and conservation programme, while a new retail area
Long appointed director of Dundee museum
by Pete Hayman | 21 Apr 2011
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art senior curator Philip Long has been announced as the director of a new Victoria and Albert museum to be developed on Dundee's waterfront. Long, who also leads the National Galleries of Scotland's Artist Rooms project, will take on the responsibility for establishing the V&A at Dundee as an international centre for design. In addition to his role as senior curator at the Scottish National
£5m funding for Dundee museum scheme
by Pete Hayman | 13 Jan 2011
The Scottish Government has revealed that it will invest nearly £5m in the V&A at Dundee development over the next two years. Japan-based architect Kengo Kuma is behind the design of the new attraction, which is to be developed at Craig Harbour as part of a wider regeneration of the city's waterfront. The funding will now allow the project partners - Dundee City Council; the Universities of Dundee and Abertay
Winning design chosen for V&A at Dundee
by Pete Hayman | 03 Nov 2010
Japan-based architects Kengo Kuma and Associates have been chosen to design the planned Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum in Dundee. The practice was one of six shortlisted for the scheme, which will see an iconic new building developed at Craig Harbour - part of a wider regeneration of the city's waterfront area. A panel comprising representatives from the project's partners - Dundee City Council (DCC); the University of Dundee; the
V&A at Dundee designs unveiled
by Pete Hayman | 28 Sep 2010
Six potential designs for a new landmark building that will 'dominate' Dundee's waterfront and house the city's planned Victoria and Albert (V&A) museum have been unveiled. An exhibition is to open at the University of Abertay Dundee's library tomorrow (29 September) to allow members of the public to view the proposals drawn up by shortlisted design teams. Vienna, Austria-based Delugan Meissl Associated Architects; Kengo Kuma and Associates of Tokyo, Japan;
V&A Dundee design shortlist announced
by Pete Hayman | 01 Jun 2010
Six companies have been shortlisted as part of an international design competition to draw up plans for a landmark new building to house the proposed V&A at Dundee. Located at Craig Harbour as part of city's redeveloped waterfront area, the attraction will host travelling and permanent exhibitions, as well as providing a resource for design and creativity. Among the shortlisted design teams is Vienna, Austria-based Delugan Meissl Associated Architects, along
Design competition announced for Dundee V&A
by Martin Nash | 12 Jan 2010
An international architectural competition is being launched to deliver a landmark building for The V&A at Dundee, a new centre of 21st century design for Scotland. The structure will occupy a site at the centre of Dundee's redeveloped waterfront area, sitting just to the south of Craig Harbour on a site to be created projecting out into the River Tay. Mike Galloway, Dundee City Council's director of city development said:
Funding plea for new Dundee landmark
by Pete Hayman | 10 Mar 2009
The Scottish Government has been called upon to help provide funding for the creation of a new landmark building on Dundee's waterfront that could house a proposed Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum. Kevin Keenan, chair of the Dundee Waterfront Board (DWB), wants to see an iconic 'anchor' building developed as part of the wider regeneration of the city's waterfront, in order to capture the public's imagination and to act as
Second V&A Museum planned for Dundee
by Pete Hayman | 25 Feb 2009
A feasibility study outlining plans to establish a sister site for London's Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum as part of a new waterfront development in Dundee, Scotland, has been discussed at a two-day conference. The independent study, which was commissioned by the Universities of Dundee and Abertay Dundee, Dundee City Council and Scottish Enterprise and carried out by Whetstone Partners and Conran Group, examined the potential impact of the £42m
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