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Article: Shortlist announced of visitor centre architects
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- The Northern Echo
- Article date:
- May 1, 2006
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EIGHT architects have been shortlisted in an international
competition to design a 6m visitor centre for a North-East museum.
Beamish Museum, in County Durham, launched a worldwide search to
find experts to come up with ideas for its new facility.
Ninety-three architectural practices registered their interest.
Beamish director Miriam Harte said she was delighted by the
quality and quantity of the bidders.
She said: "This competition gives architects a unique opportunity
to create a gem of a building in exceptional surroundings. The
visitor centre will set the standard for future projects at Beamish.
"The international reaction to our architecture competition has