Buckingham to star on £120m Swansea digital arena gig

Coastal parkland and arena

Scheme set to finish in 2021

Buckingham has been chosen as the main contractor for a £120m regeneration scheme in Swansea city centre, including a 3,500-capacity digital arena.

Swansea Central phase one will also see construction of a coastal park,“digital plaza”, pedestrian bridge as well as new car parking, homes, shops and restaurants.

Proposals for the arena, which is designed by Acme, include cladding with LEDs which can display abstract artwork and video playbacks and would be optimised for viewing 100m away.

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