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OMA remixes plans for Manchesters Factory venue
Laing O’Rourke set to sign £112m deal for landmark arts complex this summerA new £112m arts venue in Manchester set to be built by Laing O’Rourke and designed by Rem Koolhaas’ practice OMA has submitted revised proposals for the landmark scheme.Original proposals for The Factory venue, named after the city’s legendary Factory Records label – home to Joy Division, New Order, Happy Mondays and others – cleared planning last year.But a new application drops the seating capacity of the development’s theatre element, changing the shape of its vinyl-clad exterior in the process, boosts the size of the venue’s orchestra pit and increases the scheme’s overall commercial element.
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