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Arup reveals designs for 2022 Commonwealth Games stadium
by Tom Walker | 16 Oct 2019
Arup has revealed its designs for the redevelopment of the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, UK, which will be the focal point of the 2022 Commonwealth Games. If accepted, the £70m ($90m, €81m) plan will see the stadium become a high-quality venue for diverse sporting, leisure, community and cultural events. Among proposals are plans to build a new western stand, replacing the Main, Knowles and Nelson stands and to add new
Willmott Dixon to build £70m Wimbledon tennis complex – designers include Hopkins Architects and Rolfe Judd
by Tom Walker | 08 Aug 2019
The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) has appointed Willmott Dixon to construct a new members’ centre adjacent to the iconic Wimbledon Championship complex. The £70m facility, located on Somerset Road, will include 12 new tennis courts (six indoor and six outdoor), new club house facilities, an enhanced arrivals experience for competitors at The Championships and upgraded Centre Court chiller plant. There will also be a single-storey underground car park
Developer unveils plans for £70m luxury development in Coventry
by Chris Dodd | 21 Jul 2014
Plans have been unveiled for a £70m residential scheme in Coventry, with the site also potentially becoming host to a gym, restaurant, coffee shop, florist and a convenience store. Developers the Barberry Group have revealed their concept behind the long-awaited CV1 Bishop Gate scheme, which will see a Royal Mail sorting office demolished to make way for just over 400 luxury apartments. The project is going to be the first
Work starts on £70m London development
by Pete Hayman | 21 Dec 2011
United House has started construction work on the first phase of a £70m mixed-use scheme in the Kingston upon Thames, London, on behalf of NHP Leisure Developments. An upscale 150-bedroom hotel with meeting, banqueting and conference facilities is planned, with Paul Brookes Architects and KDS and Associates acting as delivery architects. Due for completion in spring 2013, the scheme will also comprise residential units and is set to incorporate a
National Theatre to undergo £70m facelift
by Pete Hayman | 18 Jun 2010
London's National Theatre (NT) has submitted plans for a major £70m overhaul of the South Bank venue in a bid to transform its facilities and "open up" to more people. The theatre has been working alongside architects Haworth Tompkins over the last two years to draw up development proposals as part of its NT Future scheme, which could get underway in late 2011. Lambeth Council will now decide the fate
Green light for £70m Ayr campus
by Pete Hayman | 12 Jun 2009
Work on a new £70m University of the West of Scotland (UWS) campus in Ayr is set to get underway in September after the development was given the go-ahead by the local authority. South Ayrshire Council has awarded full planning permission and approved the transfer of land to the university for the new 18,000sq m (193,750sq ft) facility, which will be situated on the Craigie Estate alongside the River Ayr.
Bristol Zoo reveals £70m wildlife park plan
by Pete Hayman | 17 Jul 2008
Plans have been announced to build a new £70m world wildlife reserve in Bristol, south-west England. The proposed 55-hectare National Wildlife Conservation Park (NWCP) will be situated on the outskirts of the city, and is scheduled to open in 2012 providing the "first conservation-led visitor attraction of its kind in the UK." Bristol Zoo Gardens, which is behind the plans, hopes to "establish a more influential position in the global
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