A new £8 million music centre is to be built at the University of St Andrews.

Plans for the facility will go on display at a public exhibition at the Byre Theatre between 23 – 27 January.

Designed by architects Flanagan Lawrence, the new building is planned to be built on a site in Queens Terrace bordering the historic St Mary's Quadrangle.

The centre will offer practice, rehearsal and teaching spaces needed by student musicians and will also incorporate a dedicated rehearsal studio, a music technology and recording suite, and a library.

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St Andrews aims to fund the project entirely through philanthropy and has already raised over £5m thanks to the generosity of several lead donors.

The chosen site is currently occupied by temporary buildings and a car park. Subject to approvals, the University hopes to start building the centre before the end of 2017.

The public can view plans for the project between 10am – 6pm at the Byre Theatre. In addition, members of the project team will be in attendance between 3.30pm and 7pm to discuss the proposals on Wednesday, 25 January.

(LM)