World Museum

Arts & Culture

Preserving the past and designing spaces for culture to thrive

We work across the arts and culture sector to deliver inspiring, high‑performing spaces that celebrate heritage and support contemporary creative use. Our expertise in conservation and heritage is at the heart of this work, enabling us to sensitively restore and adapt historic and listed buildings so their stories continue for future generations, alongside new‑build theatres and cultural venues.

From careful refurbishment and structural interventions to the delivery of modern performance spaces, we balance technical excellence with a deep understanding of the cultural, historic and operational needs of each project.

National Museums Liverpool

Our Arts & Culture Projects

Carlisle Market Square and Greenmarket
Mixed Use Regeneration

We provided civil and structural engineering services for the redevelopment of Market Square, Castle Street and Green Market in the heart of Carlisle, aiming to transform the heart of the city into a greener and more vibrant place.

Carlisle Market Square and Greenmarket

Devonshire Street
Mixed Use Regeneration

The first phase of Carlisle’s £100 million regeneration programme which sets the principles for the city-wide redevelopment works.

Devonshire Street Public Realm

West Norwood Cemetery, Lambeth
Arts & Culture

Curtins delivered civil engineering solutions for the refurbishment of West Norwood Cemetery, tackling drainage and subsidence issues threatening listed heritage structures.

West Norwood Cemetery, Lambeth

Littlewoods Building
Arts & Culture

The iconic 1930s Art Deco Littlewoods Building, once at risk of demolition, is being transformed into a world-class media hub through a partnership led by Capital & Centric, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, and Liverpool City Council.

Littlewoods Building, Edge Lane

Swansea Arena
Arts & Culture

An £80m landmark offering Swansea an attractive retail and leisure development centre with a newly created public realm and dramatic pedestrian bridge.

Swansea Arena

11&12 Wellington Place, Leeds
Workplaces

11 & 12 Wellington Place is a 12-storey office building that forms part of the 140,000sqm mixed-use development in central Leeds.

11&12 Wellington Place, Leeds

Complete Services

Ecofurbishment

Ecofurbishment

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Windmill Green

Our Approach To...

Assessment and Maintenance of Existing Buildings

Investigations & appraisals

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Albert Dock, Liverpool

Conservation & Heritage

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Further Reading

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29th May 26

Curtins Roundtable with Liverpool Innovators: Unlocking the Future of Existing Buildings

Last month, we hosted a Liverpool Innovators roundtable bringing together voices from across the built environment, public sector and innovation ecosystem to explore how the reuse and retrofit of existing buildings can support a more sustainable, adaptable Liverpool City Region.

LCR Fazenda

Our Values

Being Human

We value people as people. We believe in fostering meaningful human connections that speak to the hearts and minds of our stakeholders, to build strong powerful relationships and communities that thrive and flourish.

Integrity

We say what we mean and mean what we say. Integrity lies at the heart of everything we do. It is the constant in the choices we make which builds trust, honesty, fairness, and respect for our colleagues and our clients alike.

Impact

Impact demonstrates the immeasurable power of our shared values and collective effort to effect positive, ground-breaking change and deliver excellence for our customers, colleagues, and the communities we serve.

Curiosity

We foster a culture of curiosity to help us constantly improve our work, inspire others to do better and think bigger, and to never stop learning.

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