Zaha Hadid Architects have been appointed to design a landmark cultural quarter overlooking the seafront in Bournemouth, England. Initial proposals for the site, which is currently home to a car park, include a multi-use performance space, a hotel, restaurants and new public realm linking the cultural quarter to the beaches, town centre and forthcoming Winter Gardens scheme via a new Grand Garden Walk. The project will cost a reported £25m

A new £45m leisure complex, to be built in Bournemouth, has been earmarked as better than "any other on the south coast", according to the developer. Work on the mixed-use development, which is being developed and managed by the Osborne Group, will start in February next year. The complex, which will create around 300 jobs, will include a nine-screen, 2,000-seat cinema, a linear rooftop garden with terrace, 14 restaurants, a

An eco-friendly visitors’ centre in Bournemouth, UK, will showcase the history of the region – from the Stone Age to the present day – when it opens in time for summer. Construction is currently underway on the £1m Hengistbury Head Visitor Centre, which will house an exhibition space, a retail outlet and workspace for staff, volunteers and community groups. Green energy features will include a green roof, 16 photo-voltaic solar

Trevor Osborne Group, the Bath-based developer, has unveiled its plans for a £35m cinema development for the Pavilion Gardens site in Bournemouth, Dorset. The scheme - delayed while Bournemouth Borough Council (BBC) and the Meyrick Estate negotiated the terms of a land swap deal - had originally incorporated a casino. However, the casino element has now been removed from the development plans - designed by Piers Gough of CZWG Architects

Bournemouth Borough Council (BBC) has submitted its plans to reduce the height of the Waterfront building and create a new rooftop terrace. In line with its planning brief, the back of the property will be less than half the existing height to provide clearer views of the Purbeck hills from Bath Hill. Other plans to alter the building's appearance include a sculptural living wall at the rear and a public

Bournemouth Borough Council (BBC) has confirmed that contractor ASR will return to carry out improvements to an artificial surf reef unveiled last year. The multi-million pound reef - located 225m (738ft) off the coast at Boscombe, Dorset - came under fire in a report in May for producing the "wrong type of waves". An agreement between the council and ASR will now see the contractor return next spring to implement

Plans for the development of a new permanent competition-standard ice rink in Bournemouth, have received the green light from planning officials. Bournemouth Borough Council's (BBC) planning board has approved the project, which has been proposed by the local authority and is poised to include other leisure facilities. However, the King's Park ice stadium plans remains subject to the backing of the Highways Agency, which has asked for further details relating

Plans for the transformation of an "unpopular" waterfront site in Bournemouth, Dorset, have taken a step forward after the local authority agreed a timetable for the scheme. A range of ideas for the redevelopment of the town's IMAX building are set to be considered by Bournemouth Borough Council (BBC) after it completed the acquisition of the property earlier this month. Proposals put forward by members of the public - including