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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. Construction is slated for completion in June 2017.

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