Bangor, Wales
Bangor University is designing a £35 million arts and innovation center in Bangor, Wales. The Pontio Project will house instructional facilities, an innovation hub, and performance spaces. The center is being designed by architectural firm Grimshaw and will include a 450-seat theater, rehearsal studios, and cinema space. The innovation hub will provide research and development space for projects ranging from new business technologies to health research. The facility is supported by £15 million of Welsh Assembly government funding.