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Urbis is a building in Manchester, England, designed by Ian Simpson, which opened in 2002 as part of the redevelopment of Exchange Square. Originally a Museum of the City, a switch was made in 2005-06
Urbis from Corporation Street
Urbis from Cathedral Gardens.
Detail of Urbis' roof. The pinnacle is designed to point towards the city centre.
The launch night for the D&AD exhibition at Urbis
Cathedral Gardens
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Cathedral Gardens is an open space in Manchester city centre, in North West England. It is bounded by Victoria railway station to the north, Chetham's School of Music to the west, the perimeter of Man
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…popular culture alongside talks, gigs and special events. Urbis closed in 2010, reopening in 2012 as the National Football Museum. Urbis is a building in Cathedral Gardens, designed by Simpson Haugh and Partners with consulting engineers Martin Stockley Associates. The building has six storeys and a distinctive sloping…
Cathedral Gardens, Manchester
Area around the cathedral in 1650
Cathedral Gardens and Urbis at night