Bradford seeks architect for ‘travelling’ City of Culture venue

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RIBA launches competition for team to design temporary arts space for 2025 festival

RIBA Competitions has been appointed to find an architect-led team to design temporary arts space for the Bradford City of Culture 2025 festival.

The competition brief requests “an iconic travelling performance space” for the yearlong event that will be a “platform for performances, installations, and live events across the district”.

The space has the working name “Beacon” and the competition documents indicate a budget of £500,000 plus VAT.

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