The Public - Will Aslop Dezeen

Here are some more images of The Public, a new arts centre in West Bromwich, England by architect Will Alsop.

The following information is from SMC Alsop:

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The Public represents a new kind of arts building, a new way of experiencing art and a radical step forward in community architecture, born from the conviction that architecture can be a catalyst for regeneration and renewal. The completed building stands at the gateway, geographically and in timing, of the complete regeneration of West Bromwich Town Centre, in central England, over the next four years, and as a signal of this change and a symbol of the new ambition and commitment to quality that marks the regeneration campaign, has fulfilled its first dramatic function for the town and for the Black Country more widely.

The building was rooted in many years of ground-breaking community arts and development work, by Jubilee Arts and its successors. A dynamic consultation process engendered a sense of ownership and involvement, bringing with it a tangible hope of economic and social regeneration. This process is reflected in the completed building – meeting community needs and aspirations and with the potential to inspire and transform people’s lives. The original Client, Jubilee Arts had long being a champion of the cause – using arts as a source of community renewal and social and economic regeneration. The Public, drawing on Lottery, EU and other regeneration funding brings all these themes together in one of the boldest cultural projects of the millennium...

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