Beecher Walker Architects and Layton Construction have been selected by the Living Planet Aquarium board of trustees to build a new home for the attraction in Draper City, Utah, US.

The US$18m (£11.4m, EUR13.7m) aquarium building is to be located off Interstate 15 and establish a new home for the attraction, which first opened at The Gateway in 2004.

A new 130,000sq ft (12,077sq m) facility will offer significantly more space compared with the current 43,000sq ft (3,995 sq m) venue and will continue providing education schemes.

Board chair Ragula Bhaskar said: "The new Board, consisting of seasoned executives, is excited with the tremendous progress made by the aquarium in the last two years."

Details: www.thelivingplanet.com