Post by Kev on Apr 1, 2004 7:17:18 GMT -5
LIVERPOOL'S status as a Culture Capital has been given a boost with news that the Royal Institute of British Architects is to move its north west regional office to the city centre.
RIBA has taken offices in the Tea Factory development in Wood Street and will join other f lagship culture schemes in the Ropewalks area.
The Institute's aim is to promote excellence in architecture and the bui lt environment.
Culture bosses hope this will help make the Tea Factory a national focus for art, design and architecture.
Working alongside the institute will be team behind the Liverpool Biennial, the Arts Council England, the Liverpool and Manchester Design Initiative and the North West Development Agency's design team.
RIBA's north west regional director Belinda Irlam-Mowbray said: "The Tea Factory location is perfect for us and our partners.
"It gives us the opportunity to showcase our products and services, and to work closely with our colleagues from the FACT centre next door."
Council leader Cllr Mike Storey added: "Increasingly, we are demanding the highest quality of design in the city's built environment so this is a very fitting development."
The ground floor of the Tea Factory will become a permanent display gallery, educational centre and specialist bookshop. Initially, 22 staff will transfer from RIBA's current north west base in Knutsford and five new jobs will be created.
RIBA has taken offices in the Tea Factory development in Wood Street and will join other f lagship culture schemes in the Ropewalks area.
The Institute's aim is to promote excellence in architecture and the bui lt environment.
Culture bosses hope this will help make the Tea Factory a national focus for art, design and architecture.
Working alongside the institute will be team behind the Liverpool Biennial, the Arts Council England, the Liverpool and Manchester Design Initiative and the North West Development Agency's design team.
RIBA's north west regional director Belinda Irlam-Mowbray said: "The Tea Factory location is perfect for us and our partners.
"It gives us the opportunity to showcase our products and services, and to work closely with our colleagues from the FACT centre next door."
Council leader Cllr Mike Storey added: "Increasingly, we are demanding the highest quality of design in the city's built environment so this is a very fitting development."
The ground floor of the Tea Factory will become a permanent display gallery, educational centre and specialist bookshop. Initially, 22 staff will transfer from RIBA's current north west base in Knutsford and five new jobs will be created.
