Two members of the V&A at Dundee team will give the public a behind-the-scenes look at the £45 million project next week.
John Tavendale will speak about the challenges of designing and building what will become one of the city’s leading visitor attractions and centrepiece of the waterfront redevelopment.
He will explain how the concept by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, which was selected after an international competition, has since been developed around the original brief and budget to include sustainable energy solutions and environmental control systems.
The striking design of the building has required some complex structural engineering and cladding solutions.
Toby Kliskey will explain his role in managing the project, including governance and management systems, major fundraising applications and definition of the exhibitions and activities that will be offered by the new museum.
He will describe how these elements have been arranged and how the project team has been established to start offering pre-opening exhibitions and activities.
Their talk, which has been organised by the Institutions of Mechanical and Civil Engineers, takes places at Dundee University’s D’Arcy Thompson lecture theatre in the Tower Building, Perth Road, on November 21 at 6pm.
Free tickets are available at vandaatdundee-design-engineering.eventbrite.co.uk.