Urbis, Manchester

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Urbis, Manchester is a distinctive glass-clad, wedge-shaped exhibition and events building in central Manchester, originally opened as a museum of city life and later repurposed for cultural and creative uses.

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Urbis, Manchester canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf building
events venue
exhibition venue
architect Ian Simpson NERFINISHED
architecturalFirm Ian Simpson Architects NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle contemporary architecture
city Manchester NERFINISHED
cladding glass-clad
country England
United Kingdom
function events space
exhibition space
hasCategory Buildings and structures in Manchester
Event venues in Manchester
Glass architecture
Museums in Manchester
Tourist attractions in Manchester
hasFeature central atrium
escalators visible through glass façade
sloping glass façade
wedge-shaped footprint
height approximately 35 metres
laterUse creative uses
cultural uses
locatedIn Cathedral Gardens, Manchester NERFINISHED
Manchester city centre NERFINISHED
location Manchester NERFINISHED
material glass
nearby Chetham's School of Music NERFINISHED
Manchester Cathedral NERFINISHED
Victoria railway station NERFINISHED
notableFor distinctive glass-clad wedge-shaped design
role in Manchester's cultural life
numberOfFloors 6
openedAs museum of city life NERFINISHED
openingDate 2002
originalFunction museum of city life
ownedBy Manchester City Council NERFINISHED
previousUse exhibition centre for urban culture
publicAccess yes
region Greater Manchester
repurposedAs National Football Museum NERFINISHED
repurposingDate 2012
shape wedge-shaped
status in use

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Ian Simpson notableWork Urbis, Manchester
Ian Simpson designed Urbis, Manchester