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Bristol Arena is a proposed 12,000-capacity indoor arena, due to open in 2018 next to Bristol Temple Meads railway station in Bristol, England.〔 The site, which has become known as 'Arena Island', is to the south and across the River Avon from the station, and lies within Bristol Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone.〔 The funding package for the arena scheme was approved by Bristol City Council in February 2014. The winning design, by Populous, was revealed in March 2015. With the opening of the First Direct Arena in Leeds in the summer of 2013, Bristol became the largest city in the United Kingdom without a large arena-style venue. As of late 2013, Bristol's two largest music venues were the Colston Hall and the O2 Academy, which both hold around 2,000 people each. ==History== Initial plans for Bristol Arena were announced in March 2003. The arena, to be built next to Bristol's largest railway station Temple Meads, was planned to have 10,000 seats and host music concerts as well as sports and conferences, and was intended to open by 2008 to coincide with the city's bid to be the European Capital of Culture.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=City's 10,000-seater stadium plan )〕 In June 2007, work had yet to begin on the arena despite around £13 million spent to purchase and clear the site.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Cash fears over city arena scheme )〕 In late 2007, the plans were abandoned after developers announced that £40 million of public sector money would be required to fund the arena in addition to the £46m that had already been committed by Bristol City Council and the South West of England Regional Development Agency.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bristol's arena plan is abandoned )〕 By 2009, plans for Bristol Arena were back on the agenda with two plans put forward. One plan, similar to plans for the site next to Temple Meads, was supported by the architect and future mayor, George Ferguson.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=George Ferguson wants Bristol arena at Temple Meads )〕 The other plan, supported by Bristol City Council, was to build an arena next to Bristol City's proposed stadium at Ashton Vale.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Arena planners in competing bids )〕 A number of legal challenges to Bristol City's proposed stadium caused the council to reconsider plans for an arena on the originally preferred site next to Temple Meads in 2012.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Arena plan for Bristol back on drawing board )〕 The site, which used to be the location of the Bristol Bath Road depot, was owned by the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA). It is the biggest undeveloped site in Bristol Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone,〔 an enterprise zone launched in 2012. In 2013 the HCA agreed to fund an £11 million road bridge over the River Avon, to link the site to Cattle Market Road and the railway station.〔 The HCA transferred ownership of the arena site to Bristol City Council in March 2015. Construction of the bridge took place from March to September 2015. It has lanes for cars, bicycles and pedestrians. Once elected mayor, Ferguson launched a competition to find the best design for a 12,000 seat arena that would be "the most environmentally-friendly venue of its kind" and pledged that the project would be up and running within four years.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Mayor launches competition to find best design for indoor arena )〕 This was followed by a bid to win £80 million from the government's Regional Growth Fund to partially fund the project and pay for renovations at Colston Hall, which ultimately proved unsuccessful.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bristol arena misses out on £40m of government money )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bid for £80 million towards Bristol arena )〕 In February 2014, the funding package for the arena scheme was approved as part of Bristol City Council's budget.〔http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/ArenaNext-step-deciding-run-venue/story-20673351-detail/story.html〕 The total cost of the arena, £91 million, will be funded by the council which will provide £38 million and the West of England Local Enterprise Partnership funding the remaining £53 million.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bristol City Council agrees to help fund £91m Arena )〕 In November 2014, the five shortlisted architects for the contract to design the arena were announced.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Architects shortlisted for Bristol Arena design contract )〕 The winning design by Populous, beating designs by Grimshaw Architects LLP, Idom Ingeniería y Consultoría, White Arkitekter and Wilkinson Eyre, was revealed in March 2015.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Winning design chosen for Bristol's £90million arena )〕 The arena has been designed to achieve a BREEAM 'Excellent' rating and be able to quickly convert from a number of different layouts, with capacities ranging from 4,000 to 12,000.〔 The preferred operators, SMG Europe and Live Nation, were announced in December 2014.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bristol Arena operator announced )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bristol Arena」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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