All Manchester articles
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OpinionHoward Bernstein: The visionary who helped save Manchester
David Rudlin celebrates Howard Bernstein’s strategic foresight and the transformative projects that underscore the enduring impact of his civic leadership
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NewsHodder gets green light for 37-storey student tower
Plans will see nearly 600 student bedrooms delivered for 2028 academic year
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NewsHodder’s revised plans for Manchester student tower sent in following public consultation
36-storey scheme will include nearly 600 bedrooms
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NewsDecision on 5,000 Manchester student beds deferred in face of councillors' opposition
Two schemes designed by architects including Sheppard Robson, Hawkins Brown and Simpson Haugh have been delayed until at least next month following opposition from councillors
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NewsThinktank says Manchester and Birmingham’s relative underperformance ‘at heart’ of UK’s stagnation
Second cities must grow significantly to break UK out of cycle of low productivity, says report
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FeaturesBuilding Talks Creating Communities podcast: In conversation with David Rudlin at BDP
Episode 3: David Rudlin talks about the importance of urban design and why planning needs to rediscover its capacity to create good quality places
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FeaturesWhat does the HS2 decision mean for Manchester and the North-west?
Rishi Sunak last month cancelled the Manchester leg of HS2. Here Ben Flatman talks to industry leaders about what the decision means for the city
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OpinionManchester Unspun: The best guide to transforming a city you’re likely to find
A first hand account of Manchester’s transformation got lots of architects and developers reaching for the index to see what it says about them, writes David Rudlin
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NewsBennetts Associates and Morris & Company reveal revised plans for £400m office scheme
The Landsec-led development is part of the £1.4bn Mayfield regeneration in Manchester
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Building StudyManchester’s new joy division: Factory International
Manchester’s Factory International mega‑venue aims to encourage artists to push the boundaries – as the designers themselves have done
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NewsPlans approved for 4,000 new homes around Old Trafford
Trafford’s adoption of the ‘Civic Quarter Area Action plan’ means it can now be used to determine planning applications
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OpinionPlasticine versus Lego: Why is architecture so square?
David Rudlin shudders at the overwhelming rectilinearity of our cityscapes and ponders why architects are still so averse to addressing corners
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Building StudyMayfield Park by Studio Egret West
Manchester has unveiled its first new public park for 100 years. Thomas Lane takes a stroll though the city’s new green lung
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OpinionWhen it comes to tall buildings, height is all a matter of perspective
Tall building are problematic, not least because they are distorting land values, but each one should should be judged on its merits, writes David Rudlin
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NewsIn pictures: FCBStudios designs MMU’s new School of Digital Arts
The design incorporates a four-storey LED video light wall, which can display a 20,000 pixel, moving image