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Glazing and aluminium - same materials as in original, more modern outlook, more updated entrance ('careful' replacement of wood) + retention of existing brickwork

changed exposure?
polyester powder coating in grey on the 1st floor (excellent durability and a high resistance to yellowing under ultra-violet light / excellent exterior durability / minimal waste)

Entrance - more exposed, simplified?

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Part of a 3-year programme of refurbishment works planned for the university, from May 2017, cost 700,000. Aimed at improving energy efficiency, upgrading electronics and mechanics.

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Construction: 1968
Architect: Andrew Derbyshire (hugely important figure in post-war British architectural practice)
Capacity: 1190
Adjoining Heslington Conservation Area

Used for concerts, conferences, competitions, fashion shows, graduations and other events

The building encloses an auditorium seating 13,000 with a large stage and is sited on a brick-faced podium surrounded on three sides by an artificial lake. It has three floors of ancillary accommodation with the main foyer at ground level below the auditorium. The roof and upper vertical parts of the superstructure are clad in aluminium.

Prefabricated CLASP system and an artificial resonance system (Helmholtz resonators, same as in Festival Hall, London)