International Port Terminal, Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK
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The International Port Terminal in Portsmouth was opened to passengers in May 2011 by Rt Hon Vince Cable MP. This new structure replaced a former building from the 1970s.
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Location: Southern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 12/06/2015
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The terminal opened to passengers in May 2011, replacing a building from the 1970s.
Made of glass and steel, the light and spacious terminal is claimed to be one of the most environmentally-friendly public buildings in the UK.
A stone block with metal plaque to commemorate the opening is situated outside the building.
The plaque reads:
"Opened by
Rt Hon Vince Cable MP
Secretary of State for Business,
Innovation and Skills.
13th May 2011
Councillor Mike Hancock CBE MP
Executive Member for the Port"
"Winner of the Best New Building Award (2012) is the sparkling white International Port Terminal in Mile End, designed by Joel Kempsey-Fagg of D5 Architects of Birmingham. It feels like a light airy airport - and the clarity of signs and routes needed to process 400,000 people to and from their ferries and cruise ships each year make their transit enjoyable. The sculptural anti-terrorism protection: giant anchors and concrete chain links enhance the perimeter, and the judges were impressed by the innovative use of seawater for cooling and heating via a heat exchanger. Halcrow were the lead design consultants for project management, civil engineering, structural, mechanical and electrical engineering. Mansell were the main contractors."
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Vince Cable -
"Sir John Vincent "Vince" Cable (born 9 May 1943) is a British politician who was the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills from 2010 to 2015 and the Member of Parliament for Twickenham from 1997 until losing his seat in the 2015 election.
Cable studied economics at the University of Cambridge and the University of Glasgow, before becoming an economic advisor to the Government of Kenya between 1966 and 1968 and to the Commonwealth Secretary-General in the 1970s and 1980s. From 1968 to 1974 he lectured in economics at Glasgow University. Later, he served as Chief Economist for Shell from 1995 to 1997. In the 1970s Cable was active in the Labour Party, becoming a Labour Councillor in Glasgow. In 1982 he joined the Social Democratic Party – which later joined with the Liberal Party to form the Liberal Democrats – and he unsuccessfully stood for Parliament in the general elections of 1970, 1983, 1987 and 1992 before being elected as the MP for Twickenham in 1997.
Cable became the Liberal Democrats Treasury Spokesman in June 2003, and was elected Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats in March 2006, becoming Acting Leader for two months in 2007 following Sir Menzies Campbell's resignation until the election of Nick Clegg. He resigned from both of these position in May 2010 after becoming Business Secretary.
He was knighted in the 2015 Dissolution Honours Lists on 27 August 2015."
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