V&A construction method nominated for award

THE V&A has been nominated for an award for the groundbreaking methods used in its construction.

The £80.1 million museum in Dundee is in the running for the Temporary Works Award in this year’s British Construction Industry Awards.

It has received its nomination for the temporary propping system used to hold up the building during the early stages of construction.

The awards, which have been running for 30 years, celebrate excellence in the design, construction and delivery of new buildings.

The winners will be announced at a ceremony in the Grosvenor House Hotel in London on October 11.

Dundee City Council administration leader Councillor John Alexander said the nomination is testament to the designers and builders of the Waterfront museum.

He said: “A range of specialists with unique technical skills are coming together to construct the amazing V&A Museum of Design.

“I am delighted to see that these cutting edge methods are already being recognised with prestigious award nominations like this one.

“The colourful propping will be remembered by people from when the building started to rise from the ground in the earlier stages of this ambitious project.

“There is excitement in the city, and further afield, about the V&A Museum of Design and the huge benefits it will bring in the future.”

Designed by world-renowned Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, the V&A protrudes out over the Tay.

More than a quarter of a million visitors are expected to visit the museum each year when it opens in 2018.

The V&A Museum of Design.