HS2: Engine for Art 

This project proposes that the new HS2 station is built on the site of the former Sheffield Victoria Railway Station. Opened in 1851, Sheffield Victoria Station was a prototype for long distance luxury commuter journeys linking Sheffield with London Marylebone.

The project considers the urban regenerational implications of HS2 on Castlegate and argues that as well as being a new gateway to Sheffield and an ‘engine for growth’, HS2 could also be an ‘engine for art’. Here work by local and international artists is celebrated as part of the passenger experience, making Sheffield Victoria unique amongst other UK HS2 Stations.