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Birmingham 2022 'de-risks' Commonwealth Games – scraps plans for £520m athletes' village
by Tom Walker | 12 Aug 2020
The organising committee of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games have shelved plans to create an athletes' village in the Perry Barr area of the city. The £520m development would have provided a home for around 6,500 athletes and officials during the Games and was due for completion in early 2022. Post games, the development was set to be converted into more than 1,400 homes, forming the first phase of a
£72m Alexander Stadium revamp approved for 2022 Commonwealth Games
by Tom Walker | 03 Feb 2020
Arup plans for a £72m ($94m, €85m) revamp of the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, UK, ahead of its role as the focal point of the 2022 Commonwealth Games, have been approved. The project will see the stadium transformed into a high-quality venue capable of hosting a diverse range of sporting, leisure, community and cultural events. During the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, the arena will act as the main venue, hosting
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
Architects A+DPA release details of £25m surf lagoon for Birmingham, UK
by Tom Walker | 03 Sep 2019
Architects A+DPA have designed a 15-acre (60,700sq m, 653,400sq ft) wave park with a 5.4-acre (21,900sq m, 235,200sq ft) surf lagoon is to be built in the UK town of Coleshill near Birmingham, more than 100 miles from the closest surfable ocean. The £25m Emerge Surf Birmingham will also feature an outdoor heated swimming pool, a perimeter track for Onewheel self-balancing electric skateboards and a 1,600sq m (17,200sq ft) hub
Work begins on £520m Birmingham Commonwealth Games village
by Tom Walker | 15 May 2019
Construction work has begun on the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Village – the largest infrastructure project directly related to the Games. The £520m development in Perry Barr will provide a home for around 6,500 athletes and officials during the Games and is due for completion in early 2022. Post games, the development will be converted into more than 1,400 homes, forming the first phase of a long-term regeneration plan for
Birmingham's £350m Commonwealth Games village receives approval
by Tom Walker | 21 Dec 2018
Plans for a large-scale athletes village, to be used during the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, have received the green light from Birmingham City Council (BCC). The £350m project will house around 6,500 athletes and officials during the Games and will be turned into a mixed-use housing development following the event, providing more than 1,100 homes in legacy mode. Designed by an architectural team led by local firms Glancy Nicholls Architects
Detailed designs for Birmingham 2022 Games Village released
by Tom Walker | 05 Jun 2018
Designs for The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Village, released this week, show that the Games will leave behind both a sporting and a housing legacy. The Games Village – comprising accommodation, dining, medical, transport and essential services for athletes and team officials during the Games – will be situated on a 24-hectare site at Perry Barr in the north of the city. The site is the current location of the
Birmingham set to win bid for 2022 Commonwealth Games
by Rob Gibson | 20 Dec 2017
Birmingham is set to be officially announced as the host of the 2022 Commonwealth Games tomorrow (21 December). Multiple reports state a deal between the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), the DCMS and Birmingham City Council has been struck, with a press conference scheduled tomorrow at Perry Bar to be attended by CGF President Louise Martin. Birmingham was the only interested city to submit a bid before the original deadline of
Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands complete sustainable sports centre for Birmingham's next generation of athletes
by Kim Megson | 14 Sep 2017
The University of Birmingham has officially opened an indoor sports centre, designed by British architecture studio Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands, with the ambition “to provide future generations of the city’s athletes with world-class sports facilities.” The centre, which is open to students, academics and the public, includes the city’s first Olympic-standard swimming pool and a range of sports halls and gyms, laboratories, testing facilities and a large climbing wall. The building
Benoy-designed Mega Resorts World Birmingham project is counting down to opening
by Jane Kitchen | 24 Jul 2015
Resorts World Birmingham, a £150m (US$234m, €213m) mixed-use leisure and entertainment complex is in the final stages of fit-out and is counting down to opening. Once complete, the seven-storey, 538,000sq ft (49,982sq m) resort will feature the 178-bedroom, five-suite, boutique Genting Hotel; an outlet shopping centre; an 11-screen Cineworld cinema, which will include IMAX and 3D screens; a casino; a wide range of internationally-themed restaurants and bars; and a multi-use
Mecanoo's Library of Birmingham in the UK hits record numbers
by Katie Buckley | 16 Sep 2014
Borrowing and visitor numbers to the UK's new £189m (US$307m, €237m) Library of Birmingham – designed as both a library and a visitor attraction – by Mecanoo Architects, have doubled in comparison to its predecessor, the old Central Library. The Library of Birmingham, which opened on to the public on 3 September 2013, has had more than 2.7 million people visit come through its doors over the last year. Figures
Development continues in Birmingham, UK, as designs approved for first phase of £400m Arena Central
by Chris Dodd | 13 Aug 2014
Burgeoning development in Birmingham is to continue after the city’s council approved design plans for the first phase of the £400m (US$673m, €504m) Arena Central project. The wider-scale development has been in limbo for almost 15 years because of planning disputes and the onset of the recession, however the first phase will now see the creation of an office block with shops and a small park. As the project develops,
Plans for £500m Birmingham regeneration scheme move further ahead
by Chris Dodd | 12 Jun 2014
Plans for a £500m regeneration project in Birmingham – introducing new leisure facilities, a hotel offering, retail space and offices – have moved a step further ahead after a constructor was chosen to begin enabling work on the first phase of the project this autumn. Wolverhampton-based firm Carillion has been elected to work on the 17-acre Paradise Circus mixed-use scheme, which is being developed by Paradise Circus General Partner: a
24/7 Fitness opens in Birmingham's Fort Dunlop site
by Jak Phillips | 08 May 2014
24/7 Fitness has taken over Birmingham’s iconic Fort Dunlop building as the site for its fifth fitness club, continuing the former rubber wheel factory’s traditions by offering locals a place to shed their spare tyres. The building that once housed Fort Dunlop tyres had stood empty for 20 years, but has now been redeveloped into an office and retail space complex, with 24/7 Fitness club occupying 6,395sq ft (594sq m).
Work to start on £55m University of Birmingham sports complex
by Jak Phillips | 18 Mar 2014
Construction is to start next month on the University of Birmingham’s new £55m red brick and copper-clad sports centre on its Edgbaston campus. Designed by Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands, the university hopes the 13,200sq m (142,083sq ft) sports development will reaffirm its status as one of the UK’s leading institutions for sport and nurture the next generation of Olympic talent. The new sports centre, which is being built on a former
Birmingham’s £450m Paradise Circus project moves forward
by Jessica Tasman-Jones | 19 Mar 2013
Birmingham’s £450m regeneration programme for its city centre has taken a step forward with a funding allocation of £63.1m approved for the first phase of the project. The Paradise Circus project was one of the UK’s largest city centre outline planning applications approved last year and will include up to 10 buildings in 17 acres of land between Centenary Square and Chamberlain Square. The funding was approved on 14 March
Birmingham lands funding to display Staffordshire Hoard
by Jessica Tasman-Jones | 15 Mar 2013
The Heritage Lottery Fund has this week awarded £704,500 for the permanent display of the largest and most valuable Anglo-Saxon treasure ever discovered at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery. The 3,500-piece Staffordshire Hoard, which includes 7th-century gold and silver metalwork, has been on temporary display since September 2009 – two months after its discovery in a field near Lichfield. The proposed gallery will showcase approximately 300 items and interpret the
Birmingham's Walkabout bar unveiled after £1m revamp
by Aoife Dowling | 14 Feb 2013
The Walkabout bar in Birmingham has reopened with a full redesign following a £1m refurbishment project. Located in Broad Street, the extensive revamp carried out by Walkabout owner Intertain includes a full redesign of the main bar in addition to the creation of three new bars. The investment also sees the creation of a "Reef Bar" with multiple projectors showing under-sea footage on linked screens, giving the Reef Bar the
£125m casino complex to open in Birmingham
by Aoife Dowling | 18 Oct 2012
Resort Worlds Birmingham leisure complex is set to open at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in Birmingham by January 2015. It will comprise a Genting casino as well as a 176-room hotel and spa. Other facilities include a cinema and extensive conference facilities as well as a factory outlet centre. Casino operator Genting UK are beginning work on the £125m leisure complex after appointing contractor Galliford Try. This development will
DC Leisure to run new Birmingham pool
by Pete Hayman | 02 Dec 2011
DC Leisure has been appointed by Birmingham City Council (BCC) to operate and manage the city's first new public swimming pool to be built for more than 20 years. The £12.2m Harborne Pool and Fitness Centre will remain under local authority ownership, with facilities to include a 25m main pool; a learner pool; and a 60-station adult gym. An interactive children's fitness suite and an aerobics and dance studio are
Birmingham move for athletics organisations
by Pete Hayman | 25 Nov 2011
UK Athletics (UKA) and England Athletics are set to move to new offices at Birmingham's Alexander Stadium, which form part of a new stand along the back straight at the venue. Both organisations are already working together on areas such as schools athletics and coach education, with the relocation designed to offer "super cost-effective solution". The office space is located under the main concourse of the 5,000-seat stand, which has
Japanese-style pod hotel for Birmingham
by Pete Hayman | 01 Apr 2011
Bloc Hotels has confirmed that it is to officially launch its new hotel concept at 73-bedroom property in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter on 11 April. Bryant Priest Newman are the architects behind the design of the four-storey hotel, which is inspired by Japanese pod-style properties and aims to withdraw "all unnecessary space". Boxbuild has worked in association with Bloc Hotel to produce the pod-style rooms, which feature sound insulation and noise
Work starts on £12m Birmingham scheme
by Pete Hayman | 10 Mar 2011
Sanguine Hospitality has confirmed the start of construction work on a £12m flagship hotel and spa development in the centre of Birmingham. Denizen Construction has moved on site at The Cube, which will boast a 52-bedroom Hotel Indigo; a 300-seat Marco Pierre White restaurant; and the Club and Spa. Facilities at the fifth floor Club and Spa will include an indoor swimming pool; a sauna and steamrooms; 10 treatment rooms;
Birmingham City eyes up stadium revamp
by Pete Hayman | 21 Feb 2011
Birmingham City Football Club (BCFC) has unveiled new visions of how its St Andrew's stadium could look in future if it is redeveloped. GMI Constructions in conjunction with WCEC Architects; Populous and Buckingham; and Jak Design have all devised proposals for a potential revamp of the venue. According to the Premier League club, the redevelopment of St Andrew's could be the most "financially prudent option" with average attendances of less
Birmingham park plans set for green light
by Pete Hayman | 29 Oct 2009
Plans for the creation of a new £13m urban park in the heart of Birmingham are set to receive the go ahead when Birmingham City Council's (BCC) cabinet meets on 2 November. Councillors will be asked to approve the final cost and the appointment of a contractor to lead the Eastside City Park scheme, which will be the first urban park developed in the city for more than 125 years.
New concert hall for Birmingham
by Pete Hayman | 17 Aug 2009
A new multi-million pound concert hall is set to be built at the University of Birmingham (UB) to provide a new home for the institution's music department and facilities for the local community. Plans for the venue have been drawn up by Glenn Howells Architects to include a 450-seat auditorium designed to accommodate a range of performances – from solo voice to electro-acoustic – as well as associated research, teaching
Birmingham Aquatics Centre unveiled
by Helen Patenall | 10 Jun 2009
Plans for the £58m Birmingham Aquatics and Leisure Centre have been revealed for public consultation. The proposals comprise a 50m swimming pool and an Olympic diving facility able to accommodate training sessions by visiting teams during the Olympics, as well as a leisure pool with rides and a teaching pool. A fitness suite will house exercise studios, saunas and steamrooms, while sports facilities on offer will include an eight-court sports
Birmingham set for £11m City Park
by Pete Hayman | 11 May 2009
Birmingham City Council (BCC) has unveiled new plans for the construction of the city's first urban park for 125 years, despite missing out on Lottery funding for the scheme two years ago. The council has now decided to fund the £11m project itself, which will see the creation of an 8-acre (3.2-hectare) area of parkland between the city's Moor Street railway station and Eastside Locks. Recreational space, formal gardens and
Revamp for Birmingham's REP theatre
by Caroline Wilkinson | 03 Apr 2009
The Birmingham Repertory Theatre (REP) is set to undergo a £193m overhaul as part of a joint scheme to redevelop the Library of Birmingham. The joint venture development, led by Birmingham City Council and The REP, is designed by Dutch architect Mecanoo to create a 31,000sq ft "centre for culture and knowledge" in Centenary Square. The library will be built adjacent to the theatre and integrated with The REP at
Plans submitted for Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter
by Caroline Wilkinson | 24 Feb 2009
Phase one plans for the £160m St Georges development in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter have been submitted to the city council by developer Chord Deeley. The first stage of the 6.8-acre mixed-use development is the conversion of the Kettleworks, a former factory, into a 262,000sq ft office, residential and retail space fronting a new 60m x 50m public square. Over the next three to five years the scheme, designed by Wolverhampton-based
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