2000+

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· 2000: Capital Radio appointed VA to design a new home for Red Dragon Radio and manage its relocation. Time was of the essence as bulldozers were waiting to demolish the old premises at Christmas. The entire project was completed in the space of six months and Red Dragon has a great new home

· VA relocate Magic, Kiss 100 and The Box Television: VA designed the facilities and collocated Magic and Kiss 100 to EMAP's new London Media Building off Oxford Street

· The Box Television was relocated to the Media Building in 2001 and has expanded from one to six stations "… and we aim for more" says Tim Schoonmaker (Chief Executive). VA worked closely with EMAP's architects, Chiltern Cunningham (who designed the office space), to achieve optimum use of the five-floor building, which also incorporates EMAP's associated magazines

· 2001: Lincs FM used VA's services to negotiate a new lease and additional space at the Lincoln corporate premises which VA designed for them in 1991. The new space was contiguous with their existing offices and VA worked closely with Michael Betton and Jane Riddle on the design and planning to minimise the effect of the construction works on Lincs’ business activities: smooth integration and refurbishment of the existing offices was achieved

· VA makes world famous artist Patrick Mimran’s conceptions a reality by first producing a model of the “Tower of Babel” and installing it in exhibitions in Paris, New York and Graz; then going on to create “Jet Set Giraffe” in 2002 and “L’oeuf” in 2004 for exhibitions in Monaco

· 2003: Trendy new studios for Kerrang! Radio breaks studio design practice by incorporating huge windows whilst retaining the essential acoustic properties

· 2003: Lansdowne Studios has its first upgrade since Eddie refurbished the main studio in 1972

· 2004: VA wins the contract to design and build new recording studios for the Gus Dudgeon foundation. Having worked with Gus on a number of projects over the years, it was fitting that VA should help to create the legacy of such a recording genius