Manchester Metropolitan University's School of Digital Arts is on course to open in June 2021 with Kier on board as main contractor. Designed by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios, the 61,000 sq ft digital school at the All Saints Campus secured planning permission in December last year and features a striking digital screen and façade. Place North West understands Kier has been picked by MMU to build the scheme with construction due to start in the coming months. Located on the site of the Students' Union car park on Higher Chatham Street, the five-storey building is set to house teaching space for subjects including film, animation, UX design, photography, games design, and artificial intelligence. There are proposals for a pedestrianised street between the Benzie Building and the new facility, while the pedestrianisation of Higher Chatham Street is aimed to integrate the site with the wider MMU campus.