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Scott Carver Architects to renovate oldest theatre in New South Wales, Australia
The theatre is expected to cost around AU$11.5m (US$7.8m, €7m, £6.1m) to refurbish, / Scott Carver / Synth Visual

Scott Carver Architects to renovate oldest theatre in New South Wales, Australia

by Stu Robarts | 15 Oct 2019
The Victoria Theatre, the oldest in the Australian state of New South Wales, is to undergo a renovation led by Scott Carver Architects aimed at conserving its heritage features and reviving it as a venue for live performances. Located in the city of Newcastle, the theatre is expected to cost around AU$11.5m (US$7.8m, €7m, £6.1m) to refurbish, which is said to be more than justifiable investment from a business perspective. The Victoria, which dates back to 1891 and has stood
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MoMA's $450m Diller Scofidio + Renfro renovation is unveiled
MoMA's footprint has increased to 708,000sq ft (66,000sq m) / Brett Beyer

MoMA's $450m Diller Scofidio + Renfro renovation is unveiled

by Stu Robarts | 15 Oct 2019
After a five-year, $450m (€409m, £356m) renovation project split over two phases, New York's Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) reopens next week with 102,000sq ft (9,500sq m) of new gallery and public space. Designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, working with Gensler, the renovation has seen the building's footprint increased to 708,000sq ft (66,000sq m), with gallery space increased by around a third to 166,000sq ft (15,000sq m). There's a new space for performance, process and time-based art and a
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David Adjaye's Ruby City art gallery has opened in Texas
The gallery's design was inspired by the vision of the late collector and philanthropist Linda Pace / Dror Baldinger

David Adjaye's Ruby City art gallery has opened in Texas

by Stu Robarts | 14 Oct 2019
The Ruby City contemporary art centre, designed by British architect Sir David Adjaye, has opened in San Antonio, Texas. So-called because of the ruby red colour of its precast concrete exterior, the 14,000sq ft (1,300sq m) gallery houses more than 900 paintings, sculptures, installations and video works. Its design was inspired by the vision of the late collector and philanthropist Linda Pace and, in part, by the Spanish missions built in the US during the 16th to 19th centuries. Outside,
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From Wellington Bombers to Formula 1, Mather & Co and Cube Design create the Silverstone Experience
The £20m (US$24.6m, €22.3m) development of the attraction has taken seven years to bring to fruition / The Silverstone Experience

From Wellington Bombers to Formula 1, Mather & Co and Cube Design create the Silverstone Experience

by Andy Knaggs | 11 Oct 2019
The Silverstone Experience, a journey through the home of British motor racing, is to open in a refurbished WW2 RAF hangar later this month. The £20m (US$24.6m, €22.3m) development has taken seven years to bring to fruition and included the restoration of the 4,000sq m (13,100sq ft) hangar. Led by architect Jane Lock-Smith of Cube Design, the project required more work than was initially expected, with the hangar having to be stripped right back to its steel frame. Sally Reynolds,
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Brooks + Scarpa and KMF Architects design revealed for Mennello Museum expansion
The new structure mixes indoor exhibition rooms with terraces, covered outdoor spaces and open concourses / Brooks + Scarpa & KMF Architects

Brooks + Scarpa and KMF Architects design revealed for Mennello Museum expansion

by Stu Robarts | 10 Oct 2019
Newly unveiled designs Brooks + Scarpa and KMF Architects for a $20m (€18m, £16m), 40,000sq ft (3,700sq m) expansion of Florida's Mennello Museum of American Art show a mixture and merging of indoor and outdoor spaces. Integrated with the existing 12,000sq ft (1,100sq m) museum building, the new structure mixes spacious, naturally-lit indoor exhibition rooms with terraces, covered outdoor spaces, open concourses and pathways connecting them with the green and lakeside surroundings of Lake Formosa. There are indoor and outdoor
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Science and Industry Museum restoration begins with work on historic Power Hall
The Power Hall restoration is due to be complete by Q2 2021 / Science and Industry Museum

Science and Industry Museum restoration begins with work on historic Power Hall

by Andy Knaggs | 02 Oct 2019
Work has commenced on the restoration of the Grade II-listed Power Hall at the Science and Industry Museum in Manchester – part of a larger, multi-million-pound project to create a more sustainable museum and a "beacon for contemporary science". The museum was forced to close the Power Hall in April this year due to urgent repairs that needed to be carried out on the roof. Following a grant of £6m from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, it
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