Shed investor became architect of northern urban regeneration
The Times
June 12, 2007
BYLINE: David Quinn
WHILE its name suggests a company devoted to the UK’s capital city, Allied London’s top achievement to date has been in Manchester.
Since joining Allied London in 1995, Mike Ingall, the chief executive, has been the architect of the company’s rebirth, culminating in Spinningfields. [...]
Allied London profile
Spinningfields
Faith in the big picture
The Times
June 12, 2007
BYLINE: David Quinn
David Quinn reports on Manchester’s Spinningfields development
THE regeneration of Manchester after the bombing of the city centre in
1996 is usually associated with the creation of new shops. While it is
true that shoppers have flocked to Selfridges and Harvey Nichols since
then, office workers have also found something [...]
1 Spinningfields Square – Case study
Hardly square
GRID
24/05/03
No 1 Spinningfields Square had to give a futuristic lead to office regeneration in Manchester. Architect Sheppard Robson was up to the task. David Quinn reports
On 15 June 1996, a bomb concealed in a van demolished a swathe of Manchester city centre, setting in motion a period of rebuilding and regeneration [...]
