Manchester’s Changing Skyline
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It's been 5 years since I was last in Manchester, I think I will be lost when I visit in July :-(
Edit, thinking of getting the bus to Victoria bus station then having a few in the Ship next to the BT building :-)
Edit, thinking of getting the bus to Victoria bus station then having a few in the Ship next to the BT building :-)
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You’ll certainly notice a difference.
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Didsbury Point
Southway Housing Trust submitted proposals to Manchester City Council for 76 homes off Princess Road in Didsbury in October.
www.placenorthwest.co.uk
Larard’s Still
Located between Oldham Street and Spear Street in Manchester, plans for the 117-bedroom Larard’s Still feature the retention and conversion of several existing buildings.
The main element of the scheme will see the creation of a new-build 10-storey block, while the warehouse at 61-65 Spear Street would be converted and extended upwards by three storeys.
Cycas Hospitality has signed up to manage the aparthotel under Accor’s Adagio brand.
Jersey Wharf
Manchester Life, the joint venture between the city council and Abu Dhabi United, has been granted planning consent to redevelop a site off Jersey Street into 190 apartments.
Designed by PRP Architects, Jersey Wharf will provide a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments across two eight-storey blocks.
The scheme also features plans for 6,000 sq ft of ground floor commercial space.
www.placenorthwest.co.uk
Southway Housing Trust submitted proposals to Manchester City Council for 76 homes off Princess Road in Didsbury in October.
Didsbury homes and NQ hotel tipped for consent - Place North West
Manchester City Council looks likely to approve Southway Housing Group’s plans for 76 affordable properties off The Boulevard and Jadebricks’ proposals for a 117-bedroom hotel on Oldham Street.
www.placenorthwest.co.uk
Larard’s Still
Located between Oldham Street and Spear Street in Manchester, plans for the 117-bedroom Larard’s Still feature the retention and conversion of several existing buildings.
The main element of the scheme will see the creation of a new-build 10-storey block, while the warehouse at 61-65 Spear Street would be converted and extended upwards by three storeys.
Cycas Hospitality has signed up to manage the aparthotel under Accor’s Adagio brand.
Jersey Wharf
Manchester Life, the joint venture between the city council and Abu Dhabi United, has been granted planning consent to redevelop a site off Jersey Street into 190 apartments.
Designed by PRP Architects, Jersey Wharf will provide a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments across two eight-storey blocks.
The scheme also features plans for 6,000 sq ft of ground floor commercial space.
Go-ahead for next phase of New Islington regen - Place North West
Manchester Life, the joint venture between the city council and Abu Dhabi United, has been granted planning consent to redevelop a site off Jersey Street into 190 apartments.
www.placenorthwest.co.uk
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Is that on the canal ?Didsbury Point
Southway Housing Trust submitted proposals to Manchester City Council for 76 homes off Princess Road in Didsbury in October.
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Didsbury homes and NQ hotel tipped for consent - Place North West
Manchester City Council looks likely to approve Southway Housing Group’s plans for 76 affordable properties off The Boulevard and Jadebricks’ proposals for a 117-bedroom hotel on Oldham Street.
Larard’s Still
Located between Oldham Street and Spear Street in Manchester, plans for the 117-bedroom Larard’s Still feature the retention and conversion of several existing buildings.
The main element of the scheme will see the creation of a new-build 10-storey block, while the warehouse at 61-65 Spear Street would be converted and extended upwards by three storeys.
Cycas Hospitality has signed up to manage the aparthotel under Accor’s Adagio brand.
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Jersey Wharf
Manchester Life, the joint venture between the city council and Abu Dhabi United, has been granted planning consent to redevelop a site off Jersey Street into 190 apartments.
Designed by PRP Architects, Jersey Wharf will provide a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments across two eight-storey blocks.
The scheme also features plans for 6,000 sq ft of ground floor commercial space.
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Go-ahead for next phase of New Islington regen - Place North West
Manchester Life, the joint venture between the city council and Abu Dhabi United, has been granted planning consent to redevelop a site off Jersey Street into 190 apartments.
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All over the world we are creating boring buildings, I don't think people in the future will get enjoyment from these rectangles of glass and steel. Just compare the new buildings with some of the old ones that are (hopefully) still around Manchester. To name a few that are worth a look, Manchester Town Hall, Corn exchange, Refuge building, Royal Exchange. Look at those old buildings, they were built with a sense of grandeur, not pile it high and sell it cheap that we are building today.
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Modern high-rise architecture is so non-descript and plain these days. Make a social statement, Architects, for fuck sake!!! The fucking slab is gonna be there for a century.
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Funny but I’ve been watching Billions on tv recently and it starts with a view of New York and even New York looks quite bland when you break it down. Just a mass of glass and concrete but for the odd exception.
Sadly, there’s not many modern buildings in the world that have the wow factor.
Not to say we couldn’t have one though! Architects just need to up their game.
Sadly, there’s not many modern buildings in the world that have the wow factor.
Not to say we couldn’t have one though! Architects just need to up their game.
Wouldn’t it be great if we could go back to Victorian times and build beautiful, grand and ornate buildings once again. Buildings that were sadly destroyed by German bombers or demolished by property developers. Rich Victorians, which there were plenty of in Manchester, due to the cotton trade, were constantly demolishing wonderful looking buildings, only to replace them with equally wonderful looking buildings, which were more ornate and grander.
Sadly we live in different times. Thankfully Manchester has many wonderful Victorian buildings still standing, which stand side by side with many good looking modern buildings. Bar London there isn’t a city in the UK that has such a wonderful mixture of old and new buildings standing side by side, creating an interesting and vibrant city centre streetscape.
As for the new towers in Manchester. It’s all subjective of course. I think there are some good looking towers that have gone up. Sadly there are some poor looking towers as well. With so many towers going up in Manchester there was always going to be a mixture of good and poor looking towers. But that’s the same in any city in the world. There isn’t a city in the world that has nothing but good looking towers.
Sadly we live in different times. Thankfully Manchester has many wonderful Victorian buildings still standing, which stand side by side with many good looking modern buildings. Bar London there isn’t a city in the UK that has such a wonderful mixture of old and new buildings standing side by side, creating an interesting and vibrant city centre streetscape.
As for the new towers in Manchester. It’s all subjective of course. I think there are some good looking towers that have gone up. Sadly there are some poor looking towers as well. With so many towers going up in Manchester there was always going to be a mixture of good and poor looking towers. But that’s the same in any city in the world. There isn’t a city in the world that has nothing but good looking towers.
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I like brick, probably due to the amount of mills around Manchester, but it seems to be ignored a lot, just googling there’s a few decent modern brick clad building about.
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I agree with you, Kampus is a much more pleasant as a new build in the city center than castlefields metal and glass eyesores.
There are lots of new midrise brick buildings going up in New Cross.
Poplin - 12 stories - New Cross
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The same in the NQ, Ancoats and New Islington.
They won’t win any awards, but the midrise brick apartments in Middlewood Locks look alright. (with balconies)
Yes, Kampus looks superb. If anyone is in town and has a few spare minutes, it’s well worth a look around.
KAMPUS Apartments / Mecanoo
Completed in 2021 in Manchester, United Kingdom. Images by Greg Holmes Photography. KAMPUS is a new neighbourhood located at the former Manchester Metropolitan University campus in the heart of the city. Utilising the qualities of...
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