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Willmott Dixon wins £54m Manchester creative complex

Source: https://www.constructionenquirer.com/category/news/

Willmott Dixon has been appointed by the LTE Group for a £54m contract to build the first phase of The Manchester College’s learning centre of excellence for creative and digital industries.The four-storey development is on the site of the city’s former Boddingtons brewery opposite Manchester Arena.It will house two theatres, film studios, media, computing and editing suites, plus recording and photography studios, dance studios and rehearsal rooms as well as bespoke practical spaces for hospitality, media make-up and special effects.The new facility for The Manchester College’s further education provision and UCEN Manchester’s higher education courses is designed by Bond Bryan and SimpsonHaugh architects.