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Green light for HawkinsBrown's mixed-use masterplan for historic mill
by Kim Megson | 17 Apr 2018
British architects HawkinsBrown have won planning and listed building consent for their regeneration of a complex of Victorian-era mill buildings in Yorkshire to form an arts-led leisure district. Their 130,000sq ft (12,000sq m) masterplan for the Rutland Mills project will deliver studio space for artists, designers and musicians; restaurants; event and gallery space, a retail zone; a hotel; and several areas of public realm. The mixed-use district will be sited
Yorkshire Sculpture Park continues revamp with £3m visitor centre
by Kim Megson | 10 Apr 2017
Construction has commenced on a new £3.8m (US$4.7m, €4.4m) visitor centre for the famous Yorkshire Sculpture Park; one of northern England’s most popular tourist attractions. The project, located in the city of Wakefield, has been billed by architects Feilden Fowles as “the practice’s most prestigious cultural commission to date.” The park, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary, welcomes around 500,000 visitors every year. It hosts permanent and temporary sculptures, including
Belfast theatre and Hepworth Wakefield shortlisted for RIBA prize
by Pete Hayman | 24 Jul 2012
Image: Hepworth Wakefield has been shortlisted Belfast's £18.1m Lyric Theatre and West Yorkshire's £35m Hepworth Wakefield gallery have been named among six UK buildings shortlisted for the 2012 RIBA Stirling Prize. Dublin, Ireland-based O'Donnell + Tuomey were responsible for the " crafted and careful reincarnation " of the theatre on a suburban site in the heart of the Northern Ireland capital. Meanwhile, David Chipperfield Architects oversaw the design of the
New £10m Wakefield complex topped out
by Pete Hayman | 06 Mar 2012
Sun Lane Leisure, a new £10m swimming pool and fitness centre being built in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, is now at its highest point after the project reached the topping out stage. Due for completion this summer, the NPS North East -designed complex is being delivered by Willmott Dixon Construction and will include a six-lane, 25m swimming pool. Other facilities will include a 13m x 7m learner pool; a 100-station fitness
Wakefield gallery nets British Design Award
by Pete Hayman | 04 Oct 2011
Hepworth Wakefield, the David Chipperfield Architects-designed art attraction in Yorkshire, has been crowned Best Architectural Achievement at the British Design Awards 2011. The building held off four other shortlisted projects to pick up the accolade, including work by RHWL and Richard Griffiths Architects at London's St Pancras Renaissance Hotel. Heatherwick Studio's UK Pavilion at the Shanghai Expo 2010; Plasma Studio's Creativity Pavilion; and Alain de Botton's Living Architecture were also
Work to start on £10m Wakefield project
by Pete Hayman | 06 Jun 2011
Work is due to start on Wakefield ONE - a new £10m swimming pool and fitness complex in Wakefield - today (6 June) as part of the local authority's wider regeneration plans. Willmott Dixon Construction has been chosen to build the NPS North East-designed venue, which will be located on Sun Lane and is due for completion next summer. Drivers Jonas Deloitte is also involved with the scheme, which will
£35m Hepworth Wakefield art gallery opens
by Pete Hayman | 24 May 2011
Hepworth Wakefield - one of the largest purpose-built art attractions to open in the UK for around 50 years - has welcomed its first public visitors in West Yorkshire. Designed by David Chipperfield Architects, the £35m gallery is run by an independent trust and aims to commemorate the work of local-born sculptor Barbara Hepworth. The 5,000sq m (53,819sq ft) attraction also houses the city's permanent collection of 6,000 art works
New Wakefield gallery to open in May
by Pete Hayman | 02 Feb 2011
A major new art gallery currently being developed in Wakefield - The Hepworth Wakefield - is scheduled to open its doors to the public on 21 May. Wakefield Council said the launch of the David Chipperfield Architects-designed waterfront attraction would provide a milestone in the regeneration of the area. Laing O'Rourke is building the new gallery, which will feature an auditorium, learning areas and a garden alongside displays of historic
Wakefield pavilion set to take shape
by Pete Hayman | 25 Mar 2010
Work is due to get underway on the construction of a new multi-use sports pavilion in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, which will become the new home of a number of clubs. A sod-cutting ceremony is scheduled to take place on 26 March to mark the start of work, which is due for completion in late summer. Designed by Norwich-based NPS Group, the facility will be built by construction group Irwins at
New golf pavilion for Wakefield
by Caroline Wilkinson | 01 May 2009
Construction work on a new eco-friendly multi-use pavilion at the City of Wakefield Golf Course in Lupset has begun. The pavilion, designed by NPS North East on behalf of the City of Wakefield Council, will be used as a base for the city's golf club, Azaad Cricket Club, Old Thornesians AFC and St Ignatius AFC. Part of the pavilion will look on to the golf course and include a tearoom,
Wakefield Wildcats stadium plans unveiled
by Pete Hayman | 20 Apr 2009
Yorkcourt Properties has revealed plans to build a new 12,000-capacity community stadium in a bid to secure Wakefield Wildcats Rugby League Football Club's (WWRFLC) Super League status. The proposed new venue will replace the Wildcats' current Belle Vue ground, which has been the club's home since 1878 but no longer meets minimum stadium requirements that form part of the Super League's licence criteria. Plans for the new stadium, which will
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