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The lower floors of The Heron will house new, state-of-the-art facilities for the world renowned Guildhall School of Music & Drama. The custom designed building will accommodate exceptional performance spaces: a 608 seat concert hall, 227 seat theatre and studio theatre in addition to space for teaching and support services. Combined with its neighbour, the Barbican Arts Centre, it will be an international cultural destination thereby enhancing the prestige of the residential tower.

The School’s impressive list of alumni includes: Daniel Craig, Honor Blackman, Orlando Bloom, Sir James Galway, Jacqueline du Pré, Sir George Martin, Ewan McGregor and Bryn Terfel, to name but a few.