Another visually impressive building...this time in good old Manchester. It's a strange shape but I think that's why I like it...I did a project on Manchester's Architecture for A-Level graphics and this was my favourite building to photograph because it looks impressive whatever angle you shoot from...you can't get a bad photo of it. And every time I walk past I think how cool it would be to slide down it...maybe that's just me...!? Here it is in all it's glory...
It was designed by local firm Ian Simpson Architects in 2002. It replaced a carpark in an area affected badly by the 1996 IRA bomb. The architects won a competition to design a building for the area...they won simply because their design was the only one that left plenty of room for decorative gardens etc. around it. It has certainly become one of Manchester's most popular areas because of the beauty of the architecture and the surrounding aesthetics.
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