Construction News
02/08/2011
Willmott Dixon Chosen For £61m City Centre Campus In Birmingham
Willmott Dixon has been chosen by Birmingham City University as approved contractor for a £61 million project to build phase one of its City Centre Campus, a landmark investment for the University, the city and a new generation of students who seek the best skills.
The state-of-the-art facility at Birmingham's Eastside will be part of the University’s £180 million investment plan to provide a new environment that meets the modern learning needs of graduates so they can prosper with national and international employers.
Birmingham-based Willmott Dixon, which has expertise in sustainability and a policy of using local suppliers, is set to build a purpose-built 18,310 sq metre home for the University’s Birmingham Institute of Art and Design (BIAD) on a plot adjacent to Millennium Point.
The new centre, which has been designed by Associated Architects, will feature a large 'Media Hub' to include TV, radio and photographic studios that will underpin the University’s prestigious media production courses. The investment reflects the University’s aspiration to be one the UK’s biggest providers of talent to the creative industries, an important driver of the West Midlands economy and beyond.
Professor David Tidmarsh, Vice-Chancellor of Birmingham City University, said: "I am delighted to announce our intention to work with local company Willmott Dixon. This is another milestone in our ambition to build a City Centre Campus to create a learning quarter in the heart of Birmingham.
"This will be a significant investment by the University to provide a major boost for the city and surrounding region because this landmark facility will attract a new generation of ambitious students keen to become part of a highly skilled workforce."
Plans for the five-storey building, adjacent to Cardigan Street, were approved by Birmingham City Council in April. Work on phase one is now scheduled to start in autumn 2011 and be ready for occupation in September 2013.
The new campus will benefit from being adjacent to Millennium Point, which is already home to the University’s Faculty of Technology, Engineering and the Environment (TEE) and the Birmingham School of Acting.
The new building, which will also house new facilities for the University's nationally acclaimed school of media, will be linked by a double height connecting structure.
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The state-of-the-art facility at Birmingham's Eastside will be part of the University’s £180 million investment plan to provide a new environment that meets the modern learning needs of graduates so they can prosper with national and international employers.
Birmingham-based Willmott Dixon, which has expertise in sustainability and a policy of using local suppliers, is set to build a purpose-built 18,310 sq metre home for the University’s Birmingham Institute of Art and Design (BIAD) on a plot adjacent to Millennium Point.
The new centre, which has been designed by Associated Architects, will feature a large 'Media Hub' to include TV, radio and photographic studios that will underpin the University’s prestigious media production courses. The investment reflects the University’s aspiration to be one the UK’s biggest providers of talent to the creative industries, an important driver of the West Midlands economy and beyond.
Professor David Tidmarsh, Vice-Chancellor of Birmingham City University, said: "I am delighted to announce our intention to work with local company Willmott Dixon. This is another milestone in our ambition to build a City Centre Campus to create a learning quarter in the heart of Birmingham.
"This will be a significant investment by the University to provide a major boost for the city and surrounding region because this landmark facility will attract a new generation of ambitious students keen to become part of a highly skilled workforce."
Plans for the five-storey building, adjacent to Cardigan Street, were approved by Birmingham City Council in April. Work on phase one is now scheduled to start in autumn 2011 and be ready for occupation in September 2013.
The new campus will benefit from being adjacent to Millennium Point, which is already home to the University’s Faculty of Technology, Engineering and the Environment (TEE) and the Birmingham School of Acting.
The new building, which will also house new facilities for the University's nationally acclaimed school of media, will be linked by a double height connecting structure.
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