Interesting stuff, Cripsy.
Where on Roscoe Street will it be?
Where on Roscoe Street will it be?
Liverpool Community College Development - Roscoe Street
From the Echo -
It's definately eye-catching, but comparing it to the buildings around it, I can't help but feel it's a little over-massed for the area. It's still good to see this kind of investment, but perhaps the design could do with a few tweaks?
From here - http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/live...rpool-community-college-site-100252-20906129/Your first look at £30m Liverpool Community College site
May 14 2008 by Ben Turner, Liverpool Echo
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The ECHO can reveal the eye-catching structure would accommodate a sports hall and fitness rooms as well a hi-tech learning resource centre.
Today college bosses said the new building formed part of a £100m investment into its campuses and was in response to “growing enrolments and students’ needs for specialist learning and social facilities.”
The building will also comprise a nursery, café as well as social and study zones for college students from other city centre sites.
The expansion has already won the approval of planners and will be funded with the help of the Learning and Skills Council.
Unveiling the plans, principal Wally Brown said: “This exciting development takes the college to another level.
“We are committed to providing the very best for our learners and the new building will create many new and exciting opportunities.
“This investment marks the next stage of our plan to develop a modern campus that is accessible to students across the city.”
The college currently has six main sites across the city: The Arts centre, Myrtle Street; Vauxhall Road; Duke Street; Clarence Street; Mulberry Street; Bankfield Road.
It's definately eye-catching, but comparing it to the buildings around it, I can't help but feel it's a little over-massed for the area. It's still good to see this kind of investment, but perhaps the design could do with a few tweaks?
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I'm not 100% certain, but using the Birds Eye feature on Windows Live Local to look for possible sites, and comparing with the artists impression, I think this site is a distinct possibility -
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Other than a knockdown of the MSCP tucked between Renshaw Street, and Roscoe Street (seen to the bottom of the pic below), the only other site is this one -
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However, the artists impression shows a street running down the side of the new building, which clearly isn't there on this site. Obviously this could be a new street - perhaps to reach a car park - but I still think based on comparisons with the artists impression (such as the small white building on the corner) the first site is more likely.
However, the artists impression shows a street running down the side of the new building, which clearly isn't there on this site. Obviously this could be a new street - perhaps to reach a car park - but I still think based on comparisons with the artists impression (such as the small white building on the corner) the first site is more likely.
It's already been approve Tom. They should be on site within 6 months if they want a September 2010 opening so we should see something pretty soon. 
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