Manchester Metropolitan University Arts and Humanities Building
View all projectsThis expansion of the university's teaching, cultural and public spaces, dovetails with the adjacent Grade II listed Grosvenor Building - the original Manchester School of Art - to create a unified arts centre at the heart of MMU's All Saints campus. The building is designed to encourage strong public engagement through a porous and active ground floor with many uses. It brings together a dynamic mix of the performing arts, media, and languages alongside the newly established Manchester Poetry Library, a cafe/restaurant, public foyers, exhibition space and a 180-seat studio theatre. The project strengthens the bond between the university and its city, showcasing its creative strengths and cultural artefacts.
- City
- Manchester, UK
- Uses
- Culture, Education
- Client
- Manchester Metropolitan University
- Status
- Completed
- Size
- 12,300 sqm
- Environmental credentials
- Targeting BREEAM Very Good
- Awards
BD Higher Education Architect of the Year Award 2021, North West Construction Award Sub-regional Project of the Year 2020, North West Construction Award Digital Construction Award 2020,
- Collaborators
Structure: Arup
Services: Arup
Acoustics: SRL
Cost: Turner & Townsend
Access: Turner & Townsend
Sustainability: Arup
Theatre: CharcoalBlue