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Castlefield Viaduct  19 Nov 2004
by Helen France

Castlefield in Manchester city centre is arguably one of the most historically important areas in the world. Innovations have proliferated here and many artefacts have been constructed. In 79AD the Romans built their fort on elevated ground, and canals...

Review of CUBE\'s Mendelsohn exhibition  19 Nov 2004
by Penny Lewis

It is ironic that the UK, a country that is not particularly fond of its Modernist heritage, has one of the best preserved of any of Erich Mendelsohn’s buildings. The survival of the De La Warr Pavilion, the subject of ongoing restoration work by John...

John McAslan and Partners have a reputation for reconstructing 20th century buildings  19 Nov 2004
by Peter Wilson

Northampton doesn’t exactly spring to mind as an essential stopping-off point on any self-respecting architectural itinerary but occasionally a forgotten project re-emerges to demand a diversion from the prescribed route. Such a building is the...

Maggie\'s Highland Centre is soon to open in Inverness  19 Nov 2004
by Penny Lewis

Maggie Keswick Jencks set up the Maggie’s centres charity in order to create a place where people suffering from cancer could receive support and advice. Maggie’s immediate legacy was Richard Murphy’s stable conversion at the Western General in...

Future residential developments in Manchester city centre  19 Nov 2004
by Anna Chambers

Visit Manchester’s fast-changing Castlefield area and you’ll witness a busy hive of building activity. Glenn Howells Architects’ Burton Place – 90 flats at Britannia Basin for Urban Splash – is nearing completion, standing at right angles to...

Saltire Award winners  19 Nov 2004
by Penny Lewis

AWARD WINNERS
Old Fishmarket Close by Richard Murphy Architects
Lotte Glob House by Gokay Deveci
The Icon by Elder and Cannon
Succoth Avenue by Reiach and Hall

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Three health centres that set new design standards  19 Nov 2004
By Anna Chambers

Let’s face it – nobody really wants to visit their health centre. You go there only if you have to, and the experience can be miserable: harsh fluorescent lighting, cramped and unwelcoming spaces, people coughing all over you while you await your...

DEMOLISHING MAINE ROAD  19 Nov 2004
by Len Grant

It wasn’t really that many years ago that the residents around Maine Road would make an extra few quid on match days by taking in supporters’ bikes.

“We’d pack them into our back yard and a couple of our neighbours’ back yards as well,”...