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City Centre Development Proposals by Scottish Enterprise, Scotland

Team assembled for Union Terrace Gardens project

Spring 2009

Scottish Enterprise has appointed the engineering and design team for the Union Terrace Gardens Project. It will be led by Aberdeen based Architects, Planning Consultants & Project Managers, Halliday Fraser Munro who have assembled a world class team of consultants to ensure that the challenge is achieved.

The vision is to create an accessible open space that will integrate the Union Street retail and business thoroughfare with the cultural heart of His Majesty's Theatre and Aberdeen Art Gallery, whilst providing the context for a new Contemporary Arts Centre. The design team have been asked to deliver a technical and outline design and cost appraisal for three development options:

- decking over the gardens, road and railway at street level

- partial decking of the space

- enhancement of the existing gardens without any street level decking

Each development option will consider how the proposed Contemporary Arts Centre may be integrated and identify any possible commercial opportunities arising from the design proposals. The task is to identify what is technically feasible, taking into account engineering, design, commercial, legal, and planning factors and establish an outline cost for each proposal. The final report and recommendations will be available by May 2009.

Scottish Enterprise Director David Littlejohn commented “we were really pleased with the quality of all the submissions and are delighted to appoint the team brought together by Halliday Fraser Munro. The inclusion of Martha Schwartz Partners is particularly welcome given their expertise in designing great public spaces around the world that can help drive city competitiveness”.

John Halliday, Chief Executive of Halliday Fraser Munro, commented “Our international team is globally recognised, yet firmly rooted in the city, and brings together all the skills which this project needs to produce a credible solution.”

“The strength of the team lies in the combined extensive experience, innovative talents and shared vision of its members who are all focussed on delivering a successful outcome to this extremely complex challenge Aberdeen City Centre must be the vibrant heart of the region, the hub for all those that live, work and visit, be that for business or pleasure”.

Union Terrace Gardens Redevelopment Team

Aberdeen City and Shire Economic Future – a private-public partnership - is championing the Union Terrace Gardens Project and, as one of the ACSEF partners, Scottish Enterprise is leading the initial technical appraisal stage which will cost £162,000. The full consultancy team comprises: Halliday Fraser Munro, Faber Maunsell, Davis Langdon, Martha Schwartz Partners, CBRE and BRE Scotland.

Scottish Enterprise is Scotland’s main enterprise, innovation and investment agency covering north-east, central and southern Scotland.

Comments on the Union Terrace Gardens proposals welcome: info@e-architect.co.uk

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