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In November 2024, the University of Salford announced plans to demolish the building as part of a redevelopment of the Adelphi Village area. [13] [14] In its rationale for the decision to demolish the building, the university has said the "ageing infrastructure means it no longer meets modern standards and requirements." The design, which ...
Salford University's Centenary Building, which won Britain's most prestigious architectural award when it was first built, is to be demolished. The building was the inaugural winner of the ...
Originally the home for Salford Royal Technical Institute it was opened by the then Duke and Duchess of York (latterly George V and Queen Mary) in 1896.The building was renamed Peel Building in 1967 as the Royal College of Advanced Technology (as it had evolved into) was granted university status.
The University of Salford is a public research university in Salford, Greater Manchester, England, 1 mile (1.6 kilometres) west of Manchester city centre.The Royal Technical Institute, Salford, which opened in 1896, became a College of Advanced Technology in 1956 and gained university status in 1967, following the Robbins Report into higher education.
Salford Quays became Britain's Media City as the home of the BBC and ITV in the North of England, and the University of Salford commenced a £150 million redevelopment in 2008. Aside from the flagship MediaCityUK complex whose housing consists of exclusive apartments, the nearby deprived areas such as Weaste and Seedley are also undergoing ...
This lists the top 20 buildings in order of height in Salford, Greater Manchester that are either completed, under construction, approved or proposed. The imminent transformation of the Salford skyline is made clear with only five of the top 20 already constructed, with three under construction, six approved and seven proposed.
100 Greengate (known as Anaconda Cut) (during development known as Exchange Court) is a residential skyscraper in Salford, Greater Manchester, England, with a height of 131 m (430 ft). As of October 2024, it is the second-tallest building in Salford after Cortland at Colliers Yard and the 11th-tallest building in Greater Manchester.
In 2007, Peel obtained planning permission to develop a 37 acres (15 ha) site on the banks of the Manchester Ship Canal in Salford. It became the new home of the BBC in the north of England. Other studios in the complex include Peel Group operated dock10; ITV's northern facilities including those for Coronation Street, and the University of ...