BUILDERS have been hanging huge cast stone panels on the walls of V&A Dundee in the latest stage of construction at the design museum.
The panels, which each weigh between 1.5 and 2.5 tonnes, are being individually fixed into place on the curving walls. In total, 2466 of them will wrap around the outside of the museum which is under construction on the edge of the River Tay. Each is held up by two specially-designed brackets.
Once attached, they will complete the exterior of the first British building by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, who is also designing the Tokyo 2020 Olympic stadium. The design of the £80.11 million building is inspired by the cliffs along Scotland’s north-eastern coastline.
Mike Galloway, executive director of city development at Dundee City Council, said: “V&A Dundee is an impressive feat of engineering.”
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