V&A eyes contractor for £25m building at former Olympic media centre

By Jordan Marshall2018-11-22T07:00:00

Internal render view of the new V&A collection and research centre at Here East, with Altamira Palace ceiling installed © Diller Scofidio + Renfro, 2018

The Diller Scofidio + Renfro-designed facility will be located at Here East in Stratford

The V&A is on the search for a contractor to build its new £25m research and collections centre in London’s east.

The centre, which was designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, will be located in Here East - the new iteration of the Queen Elizabeth media centre at Olympic Park.

Details of the £22m main contractor role published to the Official Journal have revealed work on the new facility, which will be open to the public, is expected to run from October next year until March 2021.

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