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NSC 9
May 20
Project team named for Manchester arena
Developer Oak View Group (OVG) has
appointed the Royal BAM Group (BAM)
as its preferred construction partner, and
Populous, a global architecture design
firm, to lead the world-class team behind a
new 23,500-capacity arena in Manchester.
The venue, which will be located close
to Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium, will
be the largest arena in the UK, bringing
£350M private direct investment into the
city and significant economic benefit.
OVG said the new arena will deliver
the best in class artist-fan experience for
any arena in Europe, have the flexibility
to accommodate multiple event types so
Manchester can host a broader range of
music, sport and entertainment events,
and would be the most sustainable arena
in the UK.
Tim Leiweke, Co-Founder and Chief
Executive of OVG, said: “I’m thrilled that
we have put together a project team of
such calibre, and with such strong links to
the beating heart of the North West and
Manchester.
“While we are living in uncertain times,
we know that Manchester and its people
are resilient. And we look forward to being
intrinsic to the redevelopment of the east
of the City, working in close partnership
with local people who are the most
important part of this project.
“Manchester is a thriving and vibrant
city – and along with BAM, Populous,
and our other incredible partners, we
are excited about a new addition to
its entertainment scene in the coming
months.”
Ian Fleming, Regional Director for
BAM in the North West said:
“Having built some of this incredible
city’s most important and recognisable
structures, BAM is a perfect fit for the
scale and quality of the scheme. We bring
a highly sophisticated and sustainable
construction approach coupled with our
well-known collaborative ethos.
“What that means for Manchester
is not only a world-class arena, but our
commitment to the city as good partners
will see us use this fantastic opportunity
to help develop skills and people’s life
chances, as well as generating exciting
local economic benefits.”
Declan Sharkey, Senior Principal and
Project Architect at Populous, added:
“This ground-breaking venue will set
new benchmarks in sustainable arena
design, as well as creating an experience
and form that sits perfectly within
Manchester’s architectural context and
vibrant community. We are delighted to
be working with Oak View Group on its
exciting vision for East Manchester.”
Contractor named for Jenga hotel
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SCI online events are on the SCI’s website.
Tuesday 19 May 2020
Brittle Fracture · SCI/BCSA Members only
The selection of an appropriate steel sub-grade
is an essential part of a designer’s
responsibility. The UK National Annex makes
significant modifications to the Eurocode
approach, which is appropriate for structures
subject to fatigue. The webinar will cover the
process of specifying sub-grade, both in
accordance with the UK NA, and using SCI
publication P419, which is appropriate when
fatigue is not a design consideration.
Wednesday 27 May 2020
Execution to EN 1090 · Free to all
The steel design standard EN 1993-1-1
assumes that fabrication and erection comply
with EN 1090 – but what does this important
document contain, and what relevance is there
to structural engineers? This two-part webinar
will use the contents of EN 1090 as a
springboard to discuss a range of topics
including material, welding, inspection, and
tolerances – and why the structural engineer
should be interested.
Wednesday 10 June 2020
Torsion · Free to all
Members subject to torsion may be few and
far between – but such members need careful
consideration if the effects of twist are to be
controlled. This webinar will use the SCI’s
guide on the subject demonstrating by
example how the design charts are to be used,
and how both resistance and deformation can
be calculated.
Bowmer + Kirkland has been appointed as
main contractor on the £35M 'Jenga-style'
hotel project in Manchester.
Developer Capital & Centric said it has
secured funding for the project through the
Greater Manchester Pension Fund. Works
on the 14-floor tower are due to begin
in the summer, subject to coronavirus
restrictions being lifted.
The 10,300m2 hotel, situated on Adair
Street in Manchester’s Piccadilly East
district, will have 275 bedrooms.
The development will be the first to
come through Manchester City Council’s
Portugal Street East Strategic Regeneration
Framework, which was established in
2017 in anticipation of developments
surrounding the HS2 Manchester Piccadilly
station – the link between HS2 and
Northern Powerhouse Rail.
Capital & Centric Co-founder Tim
Heatley said: “In these difficult times, it’s
even more important to be pushing ahead
with our Adair Street hotel. Manchester
will bounce back and these deals are a
positive reminder of how resilient our city
region is.”
The hotel is set to be completed by early
2022.
Regeneration specialist The Creative
District Improvement Company (TCDI
Co.) and Quinn Estates have announced
plans for a £250M Kent TV and film studio
at Ashford’s former railway works.
The project will see the restoration
of Grade II-listed buildings in the town,
converting them into TV and film studios,
ancillary production space and a media
village office complex.
Plans also include an educational hub,
a 120-room hotel, serviced apartments, a
conference centre, a gym, restaurant and
leisure space.
Mark Quinn of Quinn Estates said
the site could become a major European
filming hub.
“This project will make us the biggest
regeneration specialists in Kent and I’m
very proud of it,” he said.
“The buildings will go from making
trains to making films. The growth
of filming in Kent is enormous at the
moment and this will turbo-charge it.”
Ashford’s former railway works grew
substantially in the early part of the
20th Century and, although damaged
in the Second World War, it remained
a locomotive works until 1962 when
the work was transferred to Eastleigh,
Hampshire.
Many of the buildings were demolished
over the next 20 years and what remains
is the shell of the original workshops. The
site includes five Grade II-listed buildings.
Film studio planned at former Ashford railway works
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