Terry Farrell & Partners - Mixed-Use Development - Manchester City Centre
Date: 02 Dec 2002
Since February 2002, Terry Farrell & Partners (TFP) have been working with Manchester City Council and their private sector partners, ASK Developments and Taylor Woodrow Developments on an urban development, masterplanning and implementation strategy for a 180 acre portion of Manchester city centre based on creating a new economic focus in the region for knowledge based industries.
A new report from The Work Foundation, published today, contends that Manchester is emerging as an ‘L’ or Knowledge Capital ideopolis. TFP endorse this view and believe that Manchester are forerunners in a true urban renaissance growing up around new knowledge capital and leisure based economies.
The conceptual urban development masterplanning framework is influenced by the recent merger of Manchester University and UMIST. TFP are also working on Macintosh Village – a development within the Southern Gateway area of the city centre - for Taylor Woodrow. This is an examplar building project combining the re-use of historic buildings with dramatic new architecture. The scheme centres around the restoration of the historic Macintosh Mill buildings and includes two residential towers astride a new public square intended to landmark the development.
The various elements underpinning the Knowledge Capital project are a determination to preserve the ancient and enduring urban forms whilst seamlessly integrating market-led factors. Modern architecture will sympathetically complement Manchester’s traditional robust urban blocks. Development and enhancement of quality public spaces is a central objective. An awareness of the complex movement of people through a range of transportation systems is key to our plans.
Sir Terry Farrell:
“Manchester has a great track record for making things happen. It is – and has always been – truly a place of work, an ever-moving, changing metropolis. The industrial revolution began here and a new kind of city was invented around revolutionary new building types. The very energy of its industrial past is what makes Manchester unique. I was born and grew up around the city and have watched it being continuously renewed, reinvented and reinterpreted. Today, Manchester is an expanding third-millennium star in the current era of urban renaissance. I am especially pleased to contribute to the urban framework underpinning the ‘Knowledge Capital’ project. These initial ideas will be used to inform a public consultation exercise and I look forward to a process of connectivity and discussion on this exciting initiative.”
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