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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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
COMMENDATIONS
The Tanks, Wormit by Pask Architects
The Drum,...
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
COMMENDATIONS
The Tanks, Wormit by Pask Architects
The Drum,...
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...
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,”...
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,”...
