General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Frame |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
original use: Exhibition hall current use: Museum building |
Location
| Location: |
Manchester, Greater Manchester, North West England, England, United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Next to: |
Manchester Victoria Station (1844)
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| Coordinates: | 53° 29' 8.96" N 2° 14' 31.62" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| number of floors (above ground) | 6 |
Materials
| building |
reinforced concrete
|
|---|
Notes
Urbis is a dramatic and iconic representation of Manchester's regeneration since terrorists exploded a huge bomb which wrecked one of the city's main shopping areas.
It is hugely photogenic and runs exhibitions of an international standard in celebration of modern urban living.
Participants
Architecture
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2023): GMC21. Twenty-first Century Architecture in Manchester and Salford. The Modernist, London (United Kingdom), ISBN 9781916471887, pp. 12.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20018615 - Published on:
23/11/2005 - Last updated on:
17/04/2024
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