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Welcome for ‘Significant’ V&A Private Donation

June 19, 2012 Joe FitzPatrick MSP, Shona Robison MSP No comments

Dundee’s constituency MSPs today [19th June]welcomed a multi-million pound anonymous donation to the V&A at Dundee project.

Shona Robison MSP said: “This is a hugely welcome and early success for the investment briefings now being provided in major cities by the Dundee Partnership.

“Dundee is already benefitting from inward investment and a positive uplift to the economy on the back of the V&A project moving forward so strongly.”

Joe FitzPatrick said: “This is a significant boost. The V&A project is a transformational, once in a generation opportunity for the city to re-invent itself and become more successful.”

“These are difficult times for public finances but the Scottish Government has prioritised the V&A at Dundee project with revenue and capital funding of more than £18 million which has been crucial in stimulating private investment.”

Extra Funding for V&A ‘Significant Milestone’ for City

May 12, 2012 Council Group, Joe FitzPatrick MSP, Shona Robison MSP No comments

Dundee’s constituency MSPs and City Council Leader today [12th May] welcomed an announcement of an additional £9 million of funding for the city’s V&A museum and claimed it was a signiicant milestone in the fudnding of the iconic project.

Shona Robison, MSP for Dundee City East, said: “This funding announcement is a significant milestone in efforts to bring the projects to fruition and I beleive that it will help to attract the private investment we need to complete the capital funding package.

Dundee City West MSP Joe FitzPatrick said: “This £9.2 million lottery funding has been awarded because of the high-quality of the project and is a recognition of the value of the architectural significance of V&A Dundee.”

“The Scottish Government has already pledged £15 million, a third of the entire capital funding required and Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop announced an additional £1.75 million in revenue funding when she visited the city in January.”

SNP Council Leader Ken Guild also welcomed the announcement. Dundee City Council is one of the partners in Design Dundee Ltd., which is managing the project.

Ken Guild said: “The V&A at Dundee is an inspiring initiative which, combined withe the ongoing £1 billion transformation of the waterfront, is helping to move Dundee’s cultural renaissance onto the national stage.

“This investment by the Heritage Lottery Fund is very welcome. It is yet another vote of confidence in this transformational which we, along with our partners in Design Dundee are working very hard to see come to fruition.”

MSPs & MP Welcome Additional V&A Funding

January 26, 2012 Joe FitzPatrick MSP, Shona Robison MSP, Stewart Hosie MP No comments

Dundee politicians welcomed the announcement of additional support for the V&A project today by Fiona Hyslop,


Dundee City East MSP Shona Robison said:  “I welcome this additional funding from the  Culture Secretary.

 

 “The V&A project is a fantastic, once in a generation opportunity for the city to re-invent itself and become more successful.”

 

“There are very difficult times for public finances but the Scottish Government has prioritised the V&A at Dundee project which has the potential to transform the city and bring very real benefits to the wider region and Scotland as a whole.”

 

Joe FitzPatrick, Dundee City West MSP said: “I am delighted that the Scottish Government have been able to prioritise the V&A Dundee project.

 

“This additional revenue funding added today to the capital funding brings the Scottish Government’s support for the project to more than £18 million and this has been crucial in cementing the private investment which is required.”

 

Stewart Hosie MP for Dundee East said: “Dundee is already seeing inward investment being generated because of this game-changing project.

 

“Property prices are being buoyed upwards, we are already seeing a high level of interest from potential investors and there is a positive uplift to the regional economy on the back of the V&A project moving forward so strongly.”

MSPs ‘Delight’ At Malmaison Option for Tay Hotel

January 23, 2012 Joe FitzPatrick MSP, Shona Robison MSP No comments

Dundee’s constituency MSPs today expressed their delight at news that the Malmaison hotel chain is to take a long-term option on the former Tay Hotel and bring it back to life.

 

MSP for Dundee City East Shona Robison said: “Generations will remember the Tay Hotel and its predecessor Mathers’ Hotel on the site and many will have had their weddings, family functions and other social events there, so it is wonderful that the unique building is being brought back into service.

 

“I am delighted that the prestigious Malmaison hotel chain will operate on this key site which greets visitors to the city and which will face the V&A Museum. This is a feather in the cap for the Dundee Waterfront partnership.”

 

Joe FitzPatrick Dundee City West MSP said: “The rebirth of this unique B-listed landmark hotel on the corner of the Waterfront is fantastic news for the ongoing regeneration of the city. I know that many were concerned at the fate of this formerly-popular building in recent years.

 

“This is yet another vote of confidence in a new Dundee and consolidates the onward momentum of regeneration of the Waterfront.”

 

Parliamentary Congratulations to Kengo Kuma on V&A Design Award

August 23, 2011 Joe FitzPatrick MSP, Shona Robison MSP No comments

Dundee City West MSP Joe FitzPatrick has tabled a motion in the Scottish Parliament congratulating the design team behind the Victoria and Albert Museum in Dundee for winning this year’s WAN AWARDS Civic Buildings award in the ‘Unbuilt’ category.

Joe FitzPatrick said: ‘Winning this major world-wide architecture award will add yet more prestige to this wonderful project.  This is further confirmation that the V&A Dundee is truly world-class.

“Kengo Kuma and his team should be congratulated for winning this award and for their winning design which was described by the judging panel as ‘a classic example of architecture that goes beyond the brief’.

“Dundee is fortunate to be associated with the stunning design which will soon be constructed at Craig Harbour. Like many, I can hardly wait to see the building become a reality at the waterfront.

“This is yet more icing on the cake for Dundee, which will greatly benefit from all the attention and cultural prestige which the V&A project is bringing to our city.”

The World Architecture News judging panel decided that the structure have will have a significant impact on the surrounding community, not only due to its size and highly influential design, but by performing a vital function: the V&A Dundee will bring reams of tourists to the city’s stunning waterfront, providing many additional jobs in the tertiary sector and introducing a new cultural venue on the River Tay.

The winning factor for the judges was Kengo Kuma’s sensitive handling of the site and its context and the judges felt that the inventive design slotted well into its waterside location.

Whilst the winning designs were selected by unanimous jury panels, the experienced judges were ‘immediately taken’ by Kengo Kuma’s concept design for the new V&A Dundee, which won despite the high standard of international competition.

Dundee City East MSP Shona Robison said: “We will be looking forward to passing on our personal congratulations to the V&A Dundee team on Thursday at the ‘Behind the Scenes at the V&A’ event in the Parliament.

“The design competition attracted world-wide attention to Dundee and the winning design continues to do so. Dundee has been significantly boosted by the success of the whole project.”

Dundee MSPs Enthused by Japanese Architect’s Vision

May 23, 2011 Joe FitzPatrick MSP, Shona Robison MSP No comments

Dundee’s constituency MSPS Shona Robison and Joe FitzPatrick are enthused by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma’s plans for Dundee V&A.  Dundee City East MSP Shona Robison attended the designers’ talk  at Dundee One at City Quay on Friday evening, and came away with renewed enthusiasm that the project can be transformative for the city and help to focus Dundee’s regeneration.

Shona Robison said: “Kengo Kuma said that he came up with his winning design after visiting the city and taking into account its location, particularly its river setting and created his concept around that. There is no doubt in my mind that it will be the focus for the city’s development for this decade and beyond and will expand the city’s own vision of what is possible here.  

“I was impressed with his plans and with his confidence that the wonderful building can be constructed within the time frame and on budget. We are all  looking forward to the start of the construction period and seeing the imaginative concept become reality at Craig Harbour.”

Joe FitzPatrick was unable to attend the event having accepted a previous booking to attend the 12th Dundee BB Annual Display which took place at the same time in his constituency.

Dundee MSPs Welcome V&A Funding Announcement

January 12, 2011 Council Group, Joe FitzPatrick MSP, Shona Robison MSP No comments

Dundee’s SNP MSPs Joe FitzPatrick and Shona Robison today [Wed 12th Jan] reacted to the Scottish Government’s funding announcement for Dundee V&A made today by Culture Minister Fiona Hyslop.

Dundee West MSP Joe FitzPatrick, who was present at the announcement in Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, said: “The funding for Dundee V&A announced today by the Scottish Government is a major step forward towards the completion of the project, adding to the support of Dundee City Council and other backers and will help to cement the financial backing for it. 

“It is a key element of the jigsaw and will stimulate the remaining investment needed from private funds.

Culture Minister Fiona Hyslop with Cllr Ken Guild, Leader of Dundee City Council and Dundee West MSP Joe FitzPatrick today in front of the Kengo Kuma design for V&A@Dundee.

“The V&A project is a fantastic, once in a generation opportunity for the city to re-invent itself and become more successful.”

Shona Robison. Dundee East MSP said: “I welcome today’s confirmation by the Culture Minister that the Scottish Government’s funding is in place.

“The timing of this is crucial and will maintain the momentum of the project. The V&A Board have been very energetic in bringing the major funding components of this project together so quickly. 

“The city is already seeing inward investment being generated because of this game-changing project. Only last month, it emerged that Dundee property prices are being buoyed upwards and that there is a positive uplift to the local economy on the back of the V&A project moving forward so strongly.”

Politicians’ Delight as Dundee Crowns V&A Design Winner

November 3, 2010 Joe FitzPatrick MSP, Shona Robison MSP, Stewart Hosie MP No comments

Dundee’s politicians have hailed the winning design for the Dundee V&A building as ‘a major step forward for the city.’

Dundee East and West MSPs Shona Robison and Joe FitzPatrick and Dundee East MP Stewart Hosie welcomed the announcement that the winning design by Japanese architectural practice Kengo Kuma & Associates design team has been awarded the contract to construct the iconic building at Craig Harbour.

Since the first suggestion in 2007 that the world’s greatest museum of art and design, the V&A, was seeking to establish a presence outside London, city politicians Joe FitzPatrick, Stewart Hosie and Shona Robison have been strongly supportive throughout and have helped to secure Scottish Government support.

Joe FitzPatrick, MSP for Dundee West, who attended the Announcement Ceremony at Abertay University today said: “Dundee V&A now has a truly iconic building design for this prime location – one of the most spectacular waterfront sites in Scotland – which will become a national landmark and will draw visitors from throughout the UK and beyond to Dundee.

“Now that the project has become a reality consolidated around this intriguing winning design, it will undoubtedly play a big part in revitalising Dundee, not to mention give a significant boost to local employment and Dundee’s tourism.

“It is also a huge plus that three Scottish companies and one UK-based company will be involved in the project.”

Dundee East MSP Shona Robison said: “It is fantastic that we have now moved on to the next stage of the project with a winning design and a world-leading architectural team including three Scottish companies poised to make this into a physical reality here on the Tay.

“The public have played a big part in the process – with a magnificent 13,000 plus turning out to view the six models and design concepts at the University of Abertay Library and expressing their views.

“It is very exciting for the city and we should all take great pleasure in what  Design Dundee Ltd and the project partners have achieved in a relatively short time.”

Dundee East MP Stewart Hosie said: “This is a major step forward for the city.

“I would like to congratulate the thousands of members of the public who got involved in discussions of the respective merits of the architectural designs. The Dundee Design Team have now made their decision and selected a worthy winner.

“Dundee can now move on to the next exciting stage and watch our iconic building take shape on the banks of the Tay.

“Not only will we have a magnificent and unique building which will attract worldwide interest, it will also act as a focus for bringing a considerable boost to local employment and tourism for the city and for Scotland. This is a big day for Dundee.”

MSPs ‘Delighted’ with Public Response to V&A Designs Exhibition

October 1, 2010 Joe FitzPatrick MSP, Shona Robison MSP No comments

The enthusiasm of the public for the V&A At Dundee design exhibition has delighted the city’s MSPs who say it will help to galvanise the city’s support for the winning design.

The efforts of the local press in promoting the exhibition also come in for praise, particularly DC Thomson & Co Ltd which is media partner for the V&A Dundee project.

Shona Robison said: “The public have responded magnificently to the exhibition of the designs and to the publicity surrounding the exhibition and it shows the best of the city that such local enthusiasm can be aroused by the project. 

“We are starting to see a consensus building for one of the designs in particular although most of the six designs have their own supporters. The online forums and blogs have been full of discussions and opinions over the relative merits of the designs.

“Even our own website, which featured a story on the V&A Dundee project, experienced a big ‘spike’ in visitor numbers earlier in the week.”

Joe FitzPatrick said: “I am delighted that huge local interest has been stirred by the design competition and the public in Tayside and Fife have shown such readiness to attend the exhibition and to give their feedback on the designs.

“With the exhibition open until 4th November, there will be plenty of opportunities for the public to engage with the various design ideas. It is also excellent that the local media, particularly DC Thomson & Co Ltd, who are media partners for the project, have given it such coverage – which has hugely assisted in stirring public interest.

“It is capturing the imagination of the public and will help to galvanise the city’s support for the winning design.

“The project is a huge coup for Dundee and will put Dundee on the world map and give the city the boost it needs.”

The six companies shortlisted are: Edinburgh’s Sutherland Hussey Architects, Delugan Meissi Associates (Vienna), Kengo Juma and Associations (Tokyo), REX (New York), Snohetta (Oslo), and Steven Holl Architects (New York).

Over half of the consultants involved in assisting the short-listed teams are from the UK with almost a third based in Scotland.

Public Can Play Its Part in V&A Dundee Design Selection

September 27, 2010 Council Group, Joe FitzPatrick MSP, Shona Robison MSP No comments

Joe and Shona with Dundee Council Leader Ken Guild looking over previous designs by the six shortlisted architectural practices

Dundee’s MSPs have called for the public to play its part in the process of selecting the winning design for the Dundee V&A building.

Since the first suggestion in 2007 that the world’s greatest museum of art and design, the V&A, was seeking to establish a presence outside London, a strong team has worked hard to make it happen in Dundee. The city’s MSPs, Joe FitzPatrick and Shona Robison have been strongly supportive throughout.

Dundee East MSP Shona Robison said: “Six of the top architects and designers in the world are now vying to build it in Dundee – at a site out into the river at Craig  Harbour and the winning design will be selected by the jury panel around early November.

“It is very exciting for the city and we should all take great pleasure in what the team, Design Dundee Ltd, has achieved in a relatively short time.

“An important part of the judging process will be an exhibition of the six models and design concepts at the University of Abertay Dundee Library in Bell Street, from 29 September to 4th November. I hope that the public of Tayside and Fife will take the opportunity to visit the exhibition and express their views on the different models.

“Lesley Knox, Chair of Design Dundee Ltd., has welcomed public opinion on the shortlisted models.”

Joe FitzPatrick, MSP for Dundee West, said: “The six designs on show have been shortlisted from more than 120 entries and it will be exciting to see what they have come up with.

“If Dundee V&A can get a truly iconic building at this prime location – one of the most spectacular waterfront sites in Scotland – it will become a national landmark and draw visitors from throughout the UK and beyond to Dundee.

“It is vital that local people get involved and support the project which could play a bit part in revitalising Dundee, not to mention a significant boost to local employment and Dundee’s tourism.”

It is hoped that the V&A Dundee will lead to around 900 new jobs and may attract up to 500,000 visitors to the city every year.

The exhibition will be open to the public on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 9am to 9pm and on Wednesday from 9am to 5pm, and on Saturday from 10am to 5pm.

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