Architect announced for Birmingham Conservatoire
ARCHITECTURAL firm Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios (FCB) has been appointed as the designer of Birmingham City University’s new Birmingham Conservatoire building in Eastside.
Bath-based FCB Studios will now work alongside the university to develop the plans for the new £40m purpose-built Conservatoire which is being moved from its present location at Paradise Circus to facilitate the redevelopment of that area.
FCB Studios will bring together its team of higher education and performance arts experts who have an established track record of working together on other significant performance arts projects including the Queen Elizabeth Hall at the South Bank Centre, the Victorian Theatre at Alexandra Palace and Brighton Dome.
Andy Theobald, partner at FCB Studios, said: “We are very excited to start work on this project to bring Birmingham Conservatoire to the university’s city centre campus. This is a very significant new building for Birmingham City University and will provide a world class performance venue for both the university and the city.”
The wider design team for the project has also now been selected, which includes Hoare Lea (mechanical, electrical and public health), Faithful + Gould for cost consultancy and White Young Green (WYG) who will act as the structural and civil engineers.
Paul Doherty, head of operations (Midlands) at Faithful+Gould, said: “The Birmingham Conservatoire project is a fantastic win for our Birmingham business, helping us to maintain our record of delivering large, complex and high profile projects in Birmingham.”
Building work will begin in the summer ofand is scheduled for completion in summer 2017.
It will be situated alongside Millennium Point, adjacent to Jennens Road in Eastside.
