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Skanska wins contract for Texas entertainment venue

3 Feb 16 Skanska has won a US$94m (£65m) contract to convert a greenfield site in the US state of Texas into a major entertainment venue including a concert hall and cinema.

The contract with Ark Group is for the Irving Music Factory in Las Colinas in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The 16.8 acre site will include an indoor/outdoor concert hall with a seating capacity of 8,000. Seven buildings will provide more than 23,000m2 of entertainment, retail and restaurant space and an eight-screen cinema. In addition, there will be a four-storey, 9,300m2 office tower sitting on a six-level, 1,200-space car park. The project also includes a 4,600m2 plaza and four outdoors stages.

The venue is designed to host a variety of events, including music performances, fashion shows, farmer’s markets and food festivals throughout the year.

The architect for the project is Gensler. Õ¥Ö­¼§ is slated for completion in June 2017.

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