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Scottish Sun
12 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
New London cultural destination to open in the city with Vegas-like dome attraction
Plus, a first-of-its-kind Titanic attraction is coming to England this summer, and is expected to make guests feel like they're on the ship NEW DOME-ENSION New London cultural destination to open in the city with Vegas-like dome attraction A NEW cultural destination is coming to London with a giant Vegas-like dome. The Holborn Dome will be home to office spaces, a cultural space and a 300-person auditorium in central London. Advertisement 4 A new cultural destination is coming to London with a giant Vegas-like dome Credit: Instagram/Make Architects 4 The Holborn Dome will be home to office spaces, a cultural space and a 300-person auditorium Credit: City Of Located next to Chancery Lane tube station, the new venue will replace the surrounding offices and shops and bring them into one larger building. The centre and a number of retail shops will be located on the ground floor. And as part of the project, there will be a main auditorium with a double-height domed ceiling. Whilst The Holborn Dome aims to commemorate the earlier Knights Templar Church, which was demolished at the site a long time ago - plans reveal a similar dome-like structure to that of the Vegas Sphere. Advertisement The round cultural space will be similar to the round churches that the Templars used to build. And the design of the dome is inspired by the former Knights Templar Church - which once stood in nearly the same spot as where the new dome will sit. The auditorium will be used for exhibitions and provide an immersive experience. When the site eventually opens, there will also be parts of the walls from the original church revealed and put on display where possible. Advertisement There will be a remodelled pocket park at the rear of the building too, and upgraded public routes around the entire site. Facilities such as the water fountain and toilets will also be upgraded. One of the world's deepest bars to open in London Once completed, there will also be a number of exhibition spaces across the 10-storey-tall destination. According to MyLondon, deputy Tom Sleigh, chair of the planning and transportation committee, said: "This is exactly the kind of scheme we want to see more of in the Square Mile - best-in-class office space that keeps London globally competitive, while also delivering public spaces that everyone can enjoy. Advertisement "Supporting the primary business function of the City through meeting this huge level of demand for office space is critical. "But I'm particularly pleased by the retention of sections of the Knights Templar, a brilliant way to connect the new venue with the history of the site." 4 Located next to Chancery Lane tube station, the new venue will replace the surrounding offices and shops Credit: Instagram/Make Architects Of course, The Holborn Dome will not be anywhere near the same size as the Vegas Sphere . Advertisement The US attraction towers 112metres into the sky and stretches 157metres wide. And whilst the both the interior and exterior of The Holborn Dome won't be a colossal screen, inside it will offer an immersive visitor experience. The world's deepest bar is also set to open in London as part of huge new £120million attraction. Plus, a first-of-its-kind Titanic attraction is coming to England this summer, and is expected to make guests feel like they're on the ship. Advertisement
The Irish Sun
12 hours ago
- Business
- The Irish Sun
New London cultural destination to open in the city with Vegas-like dome attraction
A NEW cultural destination is coming to London with a giant Vegas-like dome. The Holborn Dome will be home to office spaces, a cultural space and a 300-person auditorium in central Advertisement 4 A new cultural destination is coming to London with a giant Vegas-like dome Credit: Instagram/Make Architects 4 The Holborn Dome will be home to office spaces, a cultural space and a 300-person auditorium Credit: City Of Located next to Chancery Lane tube station, the new venue will replace the surrounding offices and shops and bring them into one larger building. The centre and a number of retail shops will be located on the ground floor. And as part of the project, there will be a main Whilst The Holborn Dome aims to commemorate the earlier Knights Templar Church, which was demolished at the site a long time ago - plans reveal a similar dome-like structure to that of the Advertisement Read more on London The round cultural space will be similar to the round churches that the Templars used to build. And the design of the dome is inspired by the former Knights Templar Church - which once stood in nearly the same spot as where the new dome will sit. The When the site eventually opens, there will also be parts of the walls from the original church revealed and put on display where possible. Advertisement Most read in News Travel There will be a remodelled pocket park at the rear of the building too, and upgraded public routes around the entire site. Facilities such as the water fountain and toilets will also be upgraded. One of the world's deepest bars to open in London Once completed, there will also be a number of According to MyLondon, deputy Tom Sleigh, chair of the planning and transportation committee, said: "This is exactly the kind of scheme we want to see more of in the Square Mile - best-in-class office space that keeps London globally competitive, while also delivering public spaces that everyone can enjoy. Advertisement "Supporting the primary business function of the City through meeting this huge level of demand for office space is critical. "But I'm particularly pleased by the retention of sections of the Knights Templar, a brilliant way to connect the new venue with the history of the site." 4 Located next to Chancery Lane tube station, the new venue will replace the surrounding offices and shops Credit: Instagram/Make Architects Of course, The Holborn Dome will not be anywhere near the same size as the Vegas Sphere . Advertisement The US attraction towers 112metres into the sky and stretches 157metres wide. And whilst the both the interior and exterior of The Holborn Dome won't be a colossal screen, inside it will offer an immersive visitor experience. The Plus, a first-of-its-kind Advertisement 4 Once completed, there will also be a number of exhibition spaces across the 10-storey-tall destination Credit: City Of
The Guardian
18-02-2025
- Business
- The Guardian
Architects warn post-Brexit visa rules hindering recruitment
Architect firms are calling on the home secretary, Yvette Cooper, to urgently review the post-Brexit visa salary rules, claiming they are choking an industry that is trying to help meet Labour's housing targets. They say there were hit by a double recruitment whammy when the rules changed last April with architecture removed from the shortage occupation list and the minimum salary to get a visa increased from just over £26,000 to £45,900. The changes in visa rules flow from a policy decision made by Boris Johnson's government to end what it saw as the use of cheap EU labour in factories, farms, warehouses, hotels and restaurants by introducing an Australian points-based immigration system involving thresholds on English-language understanding, salaries and skills. The law firm Kingsley Napley, which is acting on behalf of several big London practices including Zaha Hadid Architects, Make Architects and HTA Design, said it had had no reply to a letter sent to Cooper in December. It is now urging her to give an answer, reduce the salary threshold and return the profession to the shortage occupation list, now known as the immigration salary list. Caroline Dove, a partner at HTA Design, which specialises in housing, said the increase in the salary threshold was counterproductive given Labour had set out a target of building 1.5m more homes. Her firm employs about 240 people but she said it could not afford to hold on to graduates from overseas who come to London to train. Instead of offering them full-time jobs it is now having to let them go. Dove said: 'The senior ones are not a problem at that new threshold. People come here to be trained because it's a great place to learn. There are great schools of architecture, and we are very thorough in what people need to know to be an architect. We train them in things they need to know so they've got the standards and the legal context to operate, and yet we can't afford to hold on to them. 'There is an urgent need for skilled multi-disciplinary teams to design and deliver them. There are simply not enough architects and landscape architects to do this vital work. It extraordinary that we should be excluding international architectural graduates and qualified professionals, who have studied here and been trained in UK standards, because the salary threshold has suddenly been raised so high.' Before the salary changes last April, architectural firms were able to recruit architects from the EU at ease as the profession was on the shortage occupation list – a list that also covered NHS workers. Camilla Rich, a HR manager at Make Architects, said the change had had a significant impact on the business. 'It's not just the increase in salary but also the knock-on effect it has on other visa costs, sponsoring qualifications, and ensuring fair pay across all our salary bands,' she said. 'All of this means recruiting from overseas has become much more difficult, restricting our ability to hire the best talent for the job, particularly at graduate level.' Marcia Longdon, an immigration partner at Kingsley Napley, said the changes were having a knock-on effect on firms' ability to staff projects and progress work, with clients reporting the salary threshold was 'simply too high for this sector'. Mouzhan Majidi, the chief executive of Zaha Hadid Architects, which has designed projects from the stingray-shaped swimming pool building in London's Olympic Park to BMW's headquarters in Leipzig, said the global success of the sector in the UK depended on the ability to recruit architects. Kingsley Napley is also calling on the government to commission the Migration Advisory Committee to undertake a full review of the industry to provide further evidence that the changes were warranted.
