A CATHEDRAL of technology is to be built on a patch of derelict land in
Britain鈥檚 former industrial heartland.
Last week, the Millennium Commission, which distributes money raised by the
National Lottery, announced a 拢50 million grant to Millennium Point, a
development planned for Birmingham鈥檚 city centre. The project, which will cost
拢111 million, will include a centre for advanced technological research
and a science museum.
鈥淚t鈥檚 so much at one with the history of a city that has built up through
excellence in manufacturing and technology,鈥� says David Warner,
pro-vice-chancellor of the University of Central England, Birmingham, which is
backing the project along with a consortium of local businesses. 鈥淭he past,
present and future of technology will all be represented.鈥� The university鈥檚
engineering and computer technology faculty, which teaches 2500 students, plans
to relocate to the site.
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