27 May 2010
The Topping Out ceremony has been
completed at the new £21m Robert Burns Birthplace Museum at Alloway
in Ayrshire.
Capita Symonds’ Glasgow office is providing
project management services on the project on behalf of client The
National Trust for Scotland (NTS).
The museum is part of a major redevelopment of
the Burns National Heritage Park which marks the 250th
anniversary of the poet’s birth. Scheduled to open in August 2010,
the museum will house the Trust’s collection of Burns’ works and
other articles, making it the most important Burns collection in
the world.
The project - which is backed by NTS Patron
HRH Prince Charles and Scotland’s First Minister, Alex Salmond – is
designed to bring Burns to life for the 21st century, celebrating
his life, work and contribution to Scottish culture. It also
includes a raft of sustainable features including the use of ground
source heat pumps, labyrinth heating, a heat sink wall, a sedum
roof and locally sourced materials throughout (all timber will be
Scottish).
The project is due for completion in November
2010.