Camden Construction Skills Training Centre London, UK High Speed Two Architecture
Construction Skills Training Centre Camden, London
20 Feb 2020
New Construction Skills Training Centre Camden
Design: Fraser Brown MacKenna Architects
Planning approval for a new construction skills training centre for High Speed Two
Location: Camden, London, England, UK
Fraser Brown MacKenna Architects have secured planning consent for a new two storey Construction Skills Training Centre that will provide practical training for local people to work on High Speed Two (HS2) at Euston station and other local construction projects.

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A new highspeed railway line, connecting London with the major cities of the UK, has chosen Euston as the station where HS2 trains will begin and terminate their journeys. The development on the site of former Maria Fidelis School on North Gower Street adjacent to HS2 includes the creation of a new Construction Skills Training Centre (CSC), refurbishment of the existing Maria Fidelis School into managed workspace as well as the provision of a temporary open green space. The CSC service will support Camden residents of all ages including delivering programmes for school aged children, young people and candidates aged 18 to 65, with a focus on under-represented and priority groups. The main building on the site will have a new entrance pavilion, refurbished internally and made fully accessible via new lifts. The school building infrastruc...