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10 Feb 2016

iPHONE STORY – ALEXANDRA PARK

“ON SUCH BALMY DAYS ARE LIFE LONG MEMORIES FORGED” When I lived in Hulme, back in the mid-Eighties, the dead leaves in Alexandra Park formed a mulch with drugs and danger. Originally opened in 1868 to “deter the working men of Manchester from the alehouses during their day off” the park had lost sight of its original aim and had become a place of dereliction. Manchester has struggled with its green spaces for many years. I sometimes think, when listening […]

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10 Feb 2016

NOT QUITE LIGHT

Not Quite Light captures, in the half light of dawn, the transition of Manchester City centre, and the area immediately surrounding it.  VISIT THE ‘NOT QUITE LIGHT’ PROJECT On the northern edge of the city centre we can see Victorian glories collide with the unsentimental drive to modernise and reacquaint the city with economic triumph. Salford and Manchester jostle up against each other as they both seek to establish who can best capture the ambition of the Northern Powerhouse. Often, […]

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08 Feb 2016

YOU LIVE WITH US, WE LIVE WITH YOU…

YOU LIVE WITH US, WE LIVE WITH YOU… for 5 PLUS ARCHITECTS. We live with buildings, and they, in turn live with us. We, the citizens, define the culture of our cities and therefore the architecture that is constructed around us. And then, in turn, this architecture defines us in our daily lives. For this project I’m taking the point of view of the building, created because we decided it had to be built. We talk of buildings as having […]

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