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The Talent House is set in a refurbished Victorian warehouse with modern extension.
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A former Victorian warehouse in Stratford has been given a new lease of life as two creative organisations prepare to move in.
The Talent House, set in the refurbished historic building with a modern extension, will become home to East London Dance (ELD) and urban music organisation UD in the autumn.
It is part of the Dane’s Yard creative quarter within the Sugar House Island development by Vastint UK.
A computer-generated image of how the large dance studio will look.
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The new café at Citizens Design Bureau s extension to Manchester Jewish Museum
The new learning studio and kitchen at Citizens Design Bureau s extension to Manchester Jewish Museum
Atrium at Manchester Jewish Museum, introduced by Citizens Design Bureau
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Citizens Design Bureau has unveiled its £6m expansion of Manchester Jewish Museum, which has also included the restoration of the site’s grade II -listed Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue.
The synagogue, designed by Edward Salomons and dating back to 1874, closed as a place of worship in the early 1980s and became the Manchester Jewish Museum later in the decade. It has been shut since 2019 for the current works to take place but is now scheduled to reopen in early July.
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The institute has promised to consult on introducing a requirement for all its 28,000 members to remunerate overtime from September.
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Manchester Jewish Museum is to reopen on 2 July, following the completion of its £6m redesign and extension project.
Supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund with a £3m grant, the project has been a two-year job, and the re-presented museum will feature a gallery, café, shop and learning studio and kitchen as well as the restoration of its 1874 Spanish and Portuguese synagogue, the oldest surviving synagogue in the city.
The lead architect for the scheme is Citizens Design Bureau. HH Smith is the main contractor, with the professional team including Buro Happold, Smithers Purslow, Appleyard & True, Brittain & Co and Flick Harris. All Things Studio is responsible for exhibition design