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Arena underpins regeneration
In the latest of our Projects Revisted series, Martin Cooper reports from the First Direct Arena in Leeds, a project that has gained a BREEAM ‘Very Good’ …
Other finalist – First Direct Arena
The £60M First Direct Arena is a unique 13,500 capacity music venue delivered for Leeds City Council. The project’s footprint demanded the UK’s first …
Tata Steel and BCSA to host essential seminars
A new series of Steel Essentials seminars has been scheduled for this autumn at venues in Cardiff, London, Leeds and Edinburgh. The seminars provide an …
20 Years Ago: Quarry House (the new DH & DSS HQ) at Quarry Hill, Leeds
Described as a landmark building for the Quarry Hill area – which is being master planned by Terry Farrell – Quarry House includes 400,000 sq ft of office …
Trusses take centre stage
A series of long span trusses form the roof and stage for a spectacular new arena under construction in Leeds. Martin Cooper reports. Many cities and towns in …
Tandem lift performs support act at new arena
Two large mobile cranes perform a tandem lift to erect a 54m-long truss during the construction of the Leeds Arena. Weighing 170t, the truss which will form …
SSDA 2010 – The Rose Bowl, Leeds Metropolitan University
Housing the new faculty of Business and Law, the Rose Bowl also provides top quality teaching facilities and a central hub for connecting students from all …
A dual purpose pavilion
Next year a new pavilion will open at Headingley, the home of Yorkshire County Cricket Club. NSC reports on a stand which will also be used as teaching space …
Transformation of university campus
The University of Leeds is transforming its campus by investing more than £300M in a host of new state of the art educational research, residential and …
Designed for Colour Transmission: Yorkshire Television Studios
Yorkshire Television Ltd began a race against time in the middle of 1967, for on 12th June the company was allotted the new ITV broadcasting contract for the …
