| Completed October 2007, this was Denton Corker Marshall’s first major civic building in UK. John Denton said, “We wanted to create a building that would not only signal and display the transparency and accessibility of the courts and courts system, but that would also become a strong sculptural urban marker for the city.” It totals 34,000m² and 15 stories.
Sir Richard Leese, Leader of Manchester City Council called it “an exemplar of how cutting-edge architecture can be incorporated within the existing city fabric to provide a building of world-class design quality for a world class city.” The Guardian newspaper called it “a radical and exhilarating piece of work,” and truly “the perfect place to get divorced.” In 2007, it won the RAIA National Jørn Utzon Award for International Architecture, the Green Major Project of the Year, and many others. It has been shortlisted for the 2008 Stirling Prize. The post-deconstructed forms pull out like a filing cabinet and layers of concrete and transparency form a well composed building. |
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