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In the most exciting development to happen to Dundee since RRS Discovery took up residence on the waterfront - an international architectural competition has been launched to design a landmark building for the Victoria & Albert Museum in Dundee.
The £47 million project - a centre for 21st century design in partnership with Dundee University - is supported by the Scottish Government, and is part of a regeneration scheme for the city's waterfront. The site for the new building will extend out into the River Tay.
"We want to find a design team that can deliver a world class building fitting for such a high quality project," said Mike Galloway, director of city development for Dundee City Council, which is backing the project.
"A two-stage architectural competition is about to be launched and we expect to have interest in this project from prominent architects and designers from around the world."
The V&A at Dundee is due to open in 2014, hosting a range of exhibitions and events with some of the content provided by the V&A. Funding will come from the Scottish Government, other public bodies and private donations.
V&A director Mark Jones said: "The creation of the V&A at Dundee fulfils the V&A's aim of sharing its collections, exhibitions, skills and resources, reaching new audiences and giving access to more people nationally and internationally."
A feasibility study on the scheme predicted that the V&A at Dundee would attract 500,000 annual visitors to the city, create up to 900 jobs and add £5.7 million output to the Scottish economy.