| Architect |
Nicholas Hare |
| Date
Built |
Opened in
September of 2012 |
| Location |
1 Grosvenor
Street |
| Description |
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The
Birmingham Ormiston Academy educates
students from 14 to 19 years of age.
It is sponsored by the Ormiston Trust and
Birmingham City University and specialises
in creative, digital and performance arts.
The academy moved into this building
in 2012. The architects say that it,
"... offers superb facilities and
robust flexible infrastructure for
academic, vocational and
extra-curricular activities, including a
theatre, TV studio, radio suite, editing
facilities and a recording studio
sponsored by the BRIT Trust. In addition
to four dance and six rehearsal spaces,
there are also general academic teaching
spaces. The Academy provides a centre of
excellence for training students for the
creative industry. A vibrant
atrium foyer space at the heart of the
building serves the key performance
spaces. The theatre will be used
throughout the year for public
performances. .....  .... An external performance space is complemented by a 13 x 5m screen on the theatre façade that advertises and celebrates the digital media specialism and inner workings of the Academy to the outside world."  |
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Birmingham
Ormiston Academy, London
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