Demolition of Tadao Ando-designed wall in Manchester begins
Demolition has begun on a wall in Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester, which forms part of Japanese architect Tadao Ando's only building in the UK. More
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Grzywinski + Pons transforms 19th-century cotton mill into Whitworth Locke hotel
New York-based practice Grzywinski + Pons looks to overcast skies and industrial posters from the 1800s to design the interiors of this hotel in Manchester, England. More
Dockless bike-sharing company pulls out of Manchester due to "theft and vandalism"
Chinese company Mobike will be withdrawing its fleet of dockless bicycles from Manchester, following ongoing abuse and loses. More
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Cladding of Will Alsop's Chips apartment block has "non fire retardant" written on it
Cladding panels have been found with "non fire retardant" written on them at the Will Alsop-designed Chips apartment block in Manchester, UK, in a safety review following the Grenfell Tower fire. More
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Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs reveal new Hodder + Partners-designed tower for Manchester
Former footballers Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs have revealed a new Hodder + Partners-designed tower for Manchester, England, after dropping their original designs following uproar over the plan to raze several historic buildings. More
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OMA gets green light for £110 million arts centre in Manchester
Dutch firm OMA has been granted permission to build its first major UK project – a cultural centre in Manchester named Factory. More
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Tadao Ando's only UK building slated for demolition
Plans are underway to demolish and replace Tadao Ando's concrete pavilion at Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester, the Japanese architect's only building in the UK. More
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Heritage body seeks to block Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville's Manchester plans
Plans by former footballers Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs to build a luxury hotel and shopping centre in Manchester may be scuppered as the Twentieth Century Society seeks emergency heritage listing for a synagogue on the site. More
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Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville propose Manchester skyscrapers designed by Make
Former footballers Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs have teamed up with architects office Make to design a luxury shopping and hotel complex on the site of a 1950s synagogue in Manchester. More
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First Yo! Home scheme to compact houses into small apartments
"Intuitive" apartments with moving surfaces and foldaway furniture will feature in the first residential development from the team behind Yo! Sushi and Yotel, which is currently awaiting planning permission. More
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Norman Foster's timber-framed Maggie's Centre opens in his home town of Manchester
Norman Foster has completed a Maggie's Centre for cancer care in his home town of Manchester, featuring a timber-lattice structure, an angular greenhouse and a flower garden (+ slideshow). More
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ShedKM and Urban Splash let residents design layouts for modular Manchester homes
Residents were invited to plan the layouts of these new homes in Manchester, England, as part of a pioneering housing project by property developer Urban Splash and architecture office ShedKM (+ slideshow). More
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OMA wins competition to design huge Manchester arts venue The Factory
Rem Koolhaas' firm OMA is to build its first major public building in the UK after winning an international competition to design The Factory in Manchester. More
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Mecanoo designs huge engineering campus for The University of Manchester
Dutch firm Mecanoo has unveiled plans for a £350 million engineering school at The University of Manchester in the UK. More
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MUMA unveils glass and brick extensions to Manchester's Whitworth gallery
The Whitworth gallery in Manchester has reopened following an extensive renovation by London architecture studio MUMA that included the addition of two new glass and brick gallery wings (+ slideshow). More
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Competition: five architectural prints by Dorothy to be won
Competition: we've teamed up with UK designers Dorothy to give Dezeen readers the chance to win one of five architectural prints. More
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Blee Halligan's Triptych house extension catches sunlight from three directions
The three pitched roofs of this bungalow extension in Manchester were designed by Blee Halligan Architects to capture sunlight at different times of the day and frame views of trees in the garden (+ slideshow). More
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Norman Foster unveils Maggie's Centre for home town of Manchester
News: Norman Foster has become the latest architect to design a Maggie's Centre offering support to cancer sufferers and has unveiled plans for a timber-framed structure and flower garden in his home town of Manchester. More
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Art school extension with wooden stairs and bridges by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios
A series of steel-braced oak staircases and bridges connect the different levels of this extension to the Manchester School of Art by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios (+ slideshow). More
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Doubts emerge over police "first ever 3D gun" claims
News: Greater Manchester Police have issued a new statement following earlier claims that they had seized "component parts for what could be the UK's first ever 3D gun" after the 3D-printing community pointed out they may be harmless printer upgrade parts. More
