News: Man of Steel planning application submitted
A planning application has been submitted for a 27.3m high art installation on a former land fill site in Rotherham.
The "Man of Steel" has been designed to be a landmark gateway sculpture close to the M1 that "will recognise the history of steel and coal in the region, and preside over a new age of technology and specialised steel production."
The main aim of the development is to provide a unique landmark, which will provide additional stimulus to the regeneration around the site and the overall local economy.
The sculpture has been designed by Sheffield artist Steve Mehdi, who is leading the project, and would be higher than the Angel of the North in Gateshead. The plans have been put together by Axis Architects.
The man would sit on the FCC Environment Group's site on Meadowhall Road in Rotherham, overlooking the M1 and Meadowhall Shopping Centre, close to where the Tinsley Towers used to stand.
The final stage of site remediation is underway, and the proposals aim to improve the landscape offer on the site. The site around the sculpture would be open to all members of the local and wider community.
The man of steel would sit on a 16.3m tall plinth with the potential to include an internal viewing platform.
A spokesperson for the project, said: "Man of Steel embodies the generations of workers who passed through numerous factory gates and left their mark and their memories on the landscape. Enshrined in a mantle of steel and coal this symbol of a former age honours the past while presiding over a new age of technology and invention."
It is expected that the £2.7m cost of the project will be privately funded.
Man of Steel website
Images: Axis Architects
The "Man of Steel" has been designed to be a landmark gateway sculpture close to the M1 that "will recognise the history of steel and coal in the region, and preside over a new age of technology and specialised steel production."
The main aim of the development is to provide a unique landmark, which will provide additional stimulus to the regeneration around the site and the overall local economy.
The sculpture has been designed by Sheffield artist Steve Mehdi, who is leading the project, and would be higher than the Angel of the North in Gateshead. The plans have been put together by Axis Architects.
The man would sit on the FCC Environment Group's site on Meadowhall Road in Rotherham, overlooking the M1 and Meadowhall Shopping Centre, close to where the Tinsley Towers used to stand.
The final stage of site remediation is underway, and the proposals aim to improve the landscape offer on the site. The site around the sculpture would be open to all members of the local and wider community.
The man of steel would sit on a 16.3m tall plinth with the potential to include an internal viewing platform.
A spokesperson for the project, said: "Man of Steel embodies the generations of workers who passed through numerous factory gates and left their mark and their memories on the landscape. Enshrined in a mantle of steel and coal this symbol of a former age honours the past while presiding over a new age of technology and invention."It is expected that the £2.7m cost of the project will be privately funded.
Man of Steel website
Images: Axis Architects
1 comments:
This continues the great work for getting Rotherham firmly back on the map.
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