Foster + Partners has just announced its upcoming appointment by Manchester United to lead the development of a masterplan for the Old Trafford Stadium District, focusing on club-owned land surrounding the current stadium. The goal is to create a world-class football destination for Manchester United fans, integrated with a broader vision for a mixed-use development that benefits the local community. This transformation aims to attract new residents, increase job opportunities, and establish the area as a vibrant hub for visitors from Manchester, across the UK, and beyond.
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Foster + Partners to Lead Masterplan for Old Trafford Stadium District Revitalization in United Kingdom
Factory International Aviva Studios / OMA
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Architects: OMA
- Area: 13350 m²
- Year: 2023
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Professionals: Buro Happold, BDP, Level Acoustics, WSP Norge, Pearson Consult, +1
Tower of Light and Wall of Energy / Tonkin Liu
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Architects: Tonkin Liu
- Area: 373 m²
- Year: 2022
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Manufacturers: Darwen Terracotta, Shawton Engineering Limited, Tryka UK
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Professionals: Arup, SEAM Design, Shawton Engineering Ltd, Axis Envelope Solutions, Turley
Twelve Architects Designs Manchester Version of the High Line
Echoing New York’s High Line, Manchester’s Castlefield Viaduct, a disused railway viaduct dating back to the Victorian, will be transformed into a public park. The design developed by Twelve Architects pays homage to the city’s industrial heritage while bringing new life to the structure and establishing a new vibrant public space within the city centre. The two-stage design process creates a temporary park, enlisting the public’s feedback before implementing the new urban design.
Shrinking Cities: The Rise and Fall of Urban Environments
Urban planning is often based on the assumption of ongoing demographic and economic growth, but as some environments face urban shrinkage, a new array of strategies comes into play. The shrinking city phenomenon is a process of urban decline with complex causes ranging from deindustrialization, internal migration, population decline, or depletion of natural resources. Referencing the existing research on the topic, the following showcases approaches to this phenomenon in different urban environments, highlighting the need to develop new urban design frameworks to address the growing challenge.
New Special Exhibitions Gallery / Carmody Groarke
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Architects: Carmody Groarke
- Area: 1200 m²
- Year: 2021
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Professionals: Price & Myers, Skelly & Couch, Appleyard & Trew, Gardiner & Theobald, Heritage Architecture, +5
FCBStudios Unveils Design for Manchester Piccadilly Hotel
The new Piccadilly Hotel in the United Kingdom by FCBStudios has received planning approval from the Manchester City Council. Designed for Pestana’s Cristiano Ronaldo CR7 brand, the hotel is sited at the corner of Piccadilly and Newton Street with a lounge bar and rooftop terrace. The scheme reuses a Grade II listed building with an 11-story new build to mark the gateway to the Northern Quarter and city center.
Hardman Square Pavilion / Sheppard Robson
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Architects: Sheppard Robson
- Area: 1300 m²
- Year: 2018
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Manufacturers: Stora Enso, ANS Global, B&K Structures, Gray & Dick, Helix Roofing Contractors, +1
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Professionals: BAM, DSA Engineering, Engenuiti, Gardiner & Theobald, Layer, +1
FCBStudios Designs New Lumina Village for Stretford in Manchester
Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios has received approval for Lumina Village, a redevelopment of the former Kellogg's site in Stretford (Manchester, United Kingdom). Approved by the Trafford Council's planning committee, the mixed-use design takes its name from lumens as a nod to the site’s history and the future of the neighborhood. The focal point of the new community will be a green space surrounded by local businesses and contemporary workspaces.
The Oglesby Centre / stephenson STUDIO
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Architects: stephenson STUDIO
- Area: 1145 m²
- Year: 2020
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Manufacturers: Reynaers Aluminium, Ruukki, Atlas Schindler, Blue Insignia Bespoke Joinery, Classic Lifts, +6
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Professionals: Arup, Booth King Partnership, Simon Fenton Partnership
Mecanoo’s New KAMPUS Neighborhood Currently Under Construction in Manchester
Dutch design practice Mecanoo has designed a new neighborhood currently under construction in Manchester. Called KAMPUS, the developed is located at the former Manchester Metropolitan University campus in the heart of the city. As a melting pot of buildings and spaces, KAMPUS was made to celebrate the vibrancy and diversity of the city with respect to the historic quality of Canal Street.
Whitworth Manchester / Grzywinski+Pons
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Architects: Grzywinski+Pons
- Area: 10 m²
- Year: 2018
What 6 British Cities Could Have Looked Like
A historic hotbed of architectural styles and a current architectural capital of the world, cities in the United Kingdom are awash with iconic buildings from the Georgian, Neoclassical, and contemporary era. Such buildings, from the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol to the Southbank in London, have come to define the cities in which they stand, drawing the eyes of tourists and designers alike from around the world.
It is therefore an interesting exercise to examine what these cities would look like if such structures didn’t exist. To this end, Neomam Studios has partnered with QuickQuid to produce a series of images demonstrating what six British cities could have looked like, resurrecting some of Britain’s most surprising unbuilt structures.
Glenn Howells Unveils 55-story Red Brick Tower in Manchester
Housing developer Student Castle has partnered with Glenn Howells Architects to create a 55-story red brick tower in Manchester city center. Built to include 850 rooms and co-working space for students and start-up businesses, the new skyscraper would overlook Oxford Road station next to Great Marlborough Street tower. Glenn Howells says the scheme pays homage to the red brick chimneys that once dominated the city’s skyline.
Carbuncle Cup 2018: The Shortlist for the UK's Most "Aesthetically Challenged" New Building
They say that bad publicity is good publicity. Nevertheless, late August is a time for baited breath among UK architects, as the readers of Building Design generate the shortlist for Britain’s "ugliest" building. Beauty is certainly in the eye of the beholder and judgment towards these unpopular designs shouldn't necessarily be generalized. However, this competition opens up important dialogues about architectural aesthetics and public reception of new projects.
Continuing the 12-year tradition of what has been called the RIBA Stirling Prize’s less fortunate sibling, the shortlist for the 2018 Carbuncle Cup showcases the six projects which British architecture followers love to hate. Previous winners of the prize include the Cutty Sark by Grimshaw in 2012, and Rafael Viñoly Architects' 20 Fenchurch Street in 2015.