Plans have been submitted for a new £8 million modern music centre at the University of St Andrews.

Designed by architects Flanagan Lawrence, the facility will be become home to the St Andrews’ Music Centre in Queens Terrace.

Features include a range of soundproofed spaces needed for practice, individual tuition, academic lectures, and ensemble and orchestral rehearsals. Facilities will also include a music technology suite to replace the existing facilities in the Younger Hall on North Street.

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In a statement, Flanagan Lawrence said: "The Centre will be built on a site on Queens Terrace, St Andrews, which currently has temporary buildings and a car park. The new building will restore an historic quad and preserve the features of St Mary’s Quadrangle, while complementing the neighbouring St Regulus Hall student residence and the Bute Building. This is a music centre for the community and the University – and as such its location with easy access for all from the town centre and its welcoming and outward looking appearance will create a new cultural venue in St Andrews."

Subject to planning permission and the final approval of University Court, the project is expected to be completed in 2018.

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