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Coventry's former IKEA building slated to become arts and cultural centre of international importance
by Tom Walker | 18 Feb 2021
Coventry, the UK City of Culture in 2021, wants to seize a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to create an arts hub to establish the city as an international destination for culture. Coventry City Council (CCC) has revealed multi-million pound plans to transform the IKEA building in the city into a visitor attraction showcasing some of the UK's greatest works of art. The new national Collections Centre would be created through a partnership
Wilkinson Eyre and Gustafson Porter and Bowman's railway museum project gets massive funding injection
by Andy Knaggs | 18 Oct 2019
The UK government has announced a £250m (US$322m, €290m) Culture Investment Fund for England. The funding package will be spent on infrastructure projects in the culture, museums and libraries sectors. More than £125m (US$161m, €145m) of the fund is earmarked for investment in improvements to regional museums and libraries. As the recipient of the largest single contribution from the fund (£18.5m US$23.8m, €21.4m), the National Railway Museum in York will
First look at University of Warwick’s heavily anticipated sports centre
by Andrew Manns | 16 Nov 2018
The University of Warwick has released an in-depth fly-through video of its soon-to-be-completed sports and wellness hub in Coventry, UK. Set to become one of the largest recreational and fitness facilities in Britain, the David Morley-designed complex will span 16,684 sq ft (1,550 sq m) and feature a 12-court sports hall and 230-station gym, as well as pools, indoor climbing walls, fitness suites, studio spaces, and outdoor sports pitches. The
‘Game-changing’ Coventry Water Park gets green light from council
by Matthew Campelli | 02 Aug 2016
Planning approval for a “game-changing” £37m (US$49m, €43.7m) water park has been granted by Coventry City Council. The FaulknerBrowns-designed facility – which is located in the city’s town centre, and was funded by both private and public investment – is expected to open its doors in 2018. As well as flume rides the water park contains toddler areas, leisure water and lane swimming. Most of the water features and high
FaulknerBrowns reveal design for waterpark with 'bold health and wellbeing focus'
by Kim Megson | 12 May 2016
FaulknerBrowns Architects partner Michael Hall has described how the studio’s planned indoor waterpark project in Coventry, UK, uses elegant and community-focused design to create a “high octane” and “holistic” type of health and fitness facility. The practice has this week submitted its plans for the £36.7m (US$51.8m, €46.4m) Coventry Water Park – which will include a wave pool, six flume rides, a lazy river toddlers’ splash area, a 25m pool,
First look: Design unveiled for Faulkner Browns' multi-million pound UK waterpark, gym and spa
by Tom Anstey | 30 Mar 2016
Coventry Council has unveiled the first images of the city’s new £36.7m (US$51.8m, €46.4m) waterpark – designed by a team including British architects Faulkner Browns – which will replace the existing Grade II-listed 1966 central swimming pool when it opens in 2019. The new building will house a waterpark, 25-metre swimming pool, gym, climbing wall, squash courts, dance studio and day spa. The circular building’s ribbon-like exterior, designed to reflect
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
£3m expansion scheme for Coventry venue
by Pete Hayman | 13 Jan 2010
Construction work is set to get underway on a major £3m expansion of the conference and exhibition facilities at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry. Three new halls will be created as part of the scheme, which will result in an additional 2,500sq m (26,910sq ft) of exhibition space and a 650-seat auditorium to complement the existing 6,000sq m (64,583sq ft) Jaguar Exhibition Hall. A new entrance stairway will also be
Friargate submits Coventry revamp plans
by Pete Hayman | 13 Oct 2009
Plans to create a new business quarter as part of the proposed redevelopment of a 37-acre (15-hectare) site in the centre of Coventry have been submitted to the local authority. Friargate Coventry, the development vehicle for the Dublin-based property firm, Cannon Cannon Kirk, is behind the office-led scheme, which includes two new hotels, restaurants, bars and retail units. The plans, which have been drawn up by architects Allies and Morrison,
Coventry development proposals unveiled
by Pete Hayman | 28 May 2009
Plans for a new 15-hectare (37.1-acre) mixed-use development, which will result in the creation of a new business quarter for the centre of Coventry, are to be put to the city council's Development Forum. Friargate Coventry, which is the development vehicle for Cannon Cannon Kirk, is behind the office-led scheme, and also includes two new hotels, restaurants, bars and retail units. The project also includes new public spaces, as well
£1bn Coventry plans revealed
by Pete Hayman | 27 Feb 2009
Coventry City Council (CCC) has unveiled the finished masterplan that will lead a comprehensive transformation of the city centre over the next two decades. Designs have been drawn up by international architects, The Jerde Partnership, following extensive public consultation for the scheme, which has been valued at more than £1bn. The vision for the centre of Coventry, which will undergo its most radical overhaul since the postwar years, includes the
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