Cost of Laing O’Rourke’s Factory International venue tops £240m

By Jim Dunton2023-09-13T06:00:00

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Scheme by Dutch practice OMA was given initial budget of £110m six years ago

OMA’s Factory International venue in Manchester is set to have cost more than £240m – well over twice its original £110m budget – by the time it hosts its first large-scale performance next month, according to the city council’s latest funding estimate.

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