Evening Telegraph (First Edition)
City hall ‘will pull crowds’
THE £20 million transformation of Perth City Hall into a cultural attraction should draw an extra 160,000 visitors a year to the city, councillors heard.
The impact to the local economy cannot be overestimated, said the council’s head of culture and public service reform, Fiona Robertson, who assured councillors that while there was not currently a great deal to see, huge amounts of work were being carried out behind the scenes.
A presentation showed the designs by the project architects, Mecanoo, which include a major new entrance to the building.
Within the main space of the city hall there will be a feature showcase that will be used to house fragile or valuable exhibits and it is envisaged the lesser city hall would become a cafe and social space.