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[edgexedge]

Originally Posted by U475 Foxtrot

and one for Josh

someone didnt proof that very well before sending it to the printers!

andconstructed
ofthe

& UofB is supposed to be a good uni!



this is an excellent example of how to do infill though.

[feltip]

The dome looking almost finished now.

From 30 November







http://birminghamcentral.blogspot.co...all-music.html

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photo by simonhowes, on Flickr

[GrAfiK_248]

Putting watermarks on your photos now Si?

[feltip]

Just noticed they've chopped that tree down near the new block.

Hope they replace it somewhere although it does clear the view a bit better.

[brumwill]

Can't wait for the scaffolding to come down

[van heckler]

Must admit I haven't looked at this thread before. What a great development! Thanks for all the updates Feltip/Foxtrot etc...

[ReissOmari]

Not sure why, but the tall clock, all 4 faces are lit up in green! Anyone know why?

[sefton66]

I remember seeing something in the Birmingham mail about it, think it was to highlight a campaign?

[giocoliere]

Originally Posted by ReissOmari

Not sure why, but the tall clock, all 4 faces are lit up in green! Anyone know why?

Thank you! I thought I was hallucinating on the bus the other night haha

[SimonTheSoundMan]

It's Go Green week.

http://peopleandplanet.org/gogreenweek

[ReissOmari]

Thanks

It actually looks good!

[feltip]

This will be handed to the university from the builders soon.

I haven't been past for a bit but here's a few snaps from 26 Feb.







http://birminghamcentral.blogspot.co...ds-finale.html

[SimonTheSoundMan]

I'm working there next week and the week after.

I'm pretty sure I'll be doing the photos for the university of the new building. I work as an assistant to the freelance photographer that does the university's ad and corporate photos. I'll have to try and get some unofficial snaps with my iPhone or other camera. Unsure why I haven't asked while I'm there if I could visit the building site.

[blahblahv2]

Can't tell the new from the old from those photos. Superb!

[SimonTheSoundMan]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/venuebirmingham/

A lot of construction photos.

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http://www.venuebirmingham.com/about...hit-high-notes

Bramall builders hit the high notes!

Posted 27/03/2012

The contractors working on the new Bramall concert building were treated to an impromptu hard hat concert yesterday afternoon.

The team of contractors from BAM, are in the final stages of completing The Bramall Music Building, which is a brand new £16m million auditorium, currently being built at the University of Birmingham.

The 450-seat Elgar concert hall, which will house the University’s Department of Music, will complete the redbrick semi-circle of buildings which have been at the heart of the University since 1909. This new facility will provide state-of-the-art accommodation for teaching and research within the department, of a kind that will match its international status.

The building will also serve as an outstanding venue for conferences and events upon completion and will be available to be booked for your event from autumn 2012 onwards.

Sennet Brass, a Birmingham based professional brass quintet entertained the contractors for half an hour yesterday afternoon. They were lead by the University Concerts and Programming Manager, Jo Sweet (who also plays tuba in the Quintet)

.As well as creating some light entertainment for the team, the concert has also given a valuable performers insight in to the acoustics of the hall, as they performed a selection of Jazz, Baroque and Romantic music, plus the famous 20th Century Fox fanfare.

To complete the concert the Quintet performed Elgar’s “Chanson de Matin”, in honour of Sir Edward Elgar who was the University of Birmingham’s first Professor of Music, and instrumental in the creation of one of the country’s leading music departments.

[SuttonBluenose]

Nothing like the 2,500 seater I was asked to design last year. What a beast that was!

[mikey23]

http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/bramall/...versation.aspx

In conversation: 'Music and Architecture'

Location: Bramall Music Building
Date(s): Monday 26th November 2012 (18:30-20:00)
Contact Box office: 0121 345 0492

Glenn Howells, founding director of Glenn Howells Architects will discuss the design and build of the new Bramall Music Building, alongside Sir Jeremy Dixon, of Dixon Jones, who will talk about his work on the Royal Opera House and Kings Place. They will be joined by architect Ruth Reed, former President of RIBA, and lecturer at Birmingham City University.

This event will also feature Birmingham University Singers under the direction of the newly appointed Director of Choral Studies, Simon Halsey.

Elgar Concert Hall

Free admission - unticketed event

https://twitter.com/bramallmusic/sta...47520864284672

[feltip]

Looks superb.