New images have been revealed to show a \u00a312m revamp of Birmingham\u2019s Symphony Hall.<\/p>\n
Plans have been submitted by Performance Birmingham Ltd, which runs the concert venue to Birmingham City Council for the \u00a312m face lift for Symphony Hall.<\/p>\n
The plans would see the current wall facing Centenary Square demolished to make way for a new glass fa\u00e7ade with a dedicated entrance to Symphony Hall as opposed to the one inside The International Convection Centre (ICC).<\/p>\n
The extra space around Symphony Hall would accommodate new bars, corporate hospitality suites, learning and education spaces with the box office to be relocated. There will be newly designed toilets and cloakrooms which will be a part of the extra spaced created by the revamp.<\/p>\n
Performance Birmingham Ltd hope that the project is completed in time to host the Conservative Party Conference in 2020. However, plans state that the venue will remain open during the construction period.<\/p>\n
Designers Page\/ Park Architects, which have come up with the new scheme, stated that the venue lacks its own identity \u2018with the monochrome and corporate feeling circulation and public spaces\u2019 of the ICC. For an arts space which showcases performances should be bright and vibrant which the new revamp would show.<\/p>\n
They also described the current foyers as \u2018tired\u2019 and in need a of a \u2018refresh\u2019.<\/p>\n
It is hoped the \u2018modest\u2019 extension would help generate more money amid proposals from the authority to reduce grants to the arts sector by \u00a31m a year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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