Manchester Civil Justice Centre
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| Civil Justice Centre | |
The Manchester Civil Justice Centre seen from Bridge Street |
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| Location | Spinningfields, Manchester, England |
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| Status | Complete |
| Constructed | 2007 |
| Use | Courts |
| Height | |
| Roof | 80m (262 ft.) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 17 |
| Floor area | 35,160m2 |
| Cost | £160million |
| Companies | |
| Architect | Denton Corker Marshall |
| Structural Engineer |
Mott MacDonald |
| Contractor | Bovis Lend Lease |
| Developer | Allied London |
The Manchester Civil Justice Centre is a building in Manchester, England. It houses the Manchester County Court and the Manchester District Registry of the High Court, as well as Manchester City Magistrates’ Family Courts, the District Probate Registry and the Regional and Area Offices of the Court Service.[1]
It was constructed between 2003 and 2007 and is located in the Spinningfields district to the west of Deansgate. The western side of the 80 m, 17 storey building faces the River Irwell, which marks the border between the cities of Manchester and Salford. It is currently the joint 6th tallest building in the city centre. The entrance to the building opens onto Bridge Street.
It was designed by Australian architects Denton Corker Marshall with engineers Mott MacDonald. The building is notable for the 'fingers' at each end that are cantilevered over the lower levels, and it is rumoured that Barrie Marshall sketched the entire building by hand and that very little has deviated from his drawings. On the western side is an 11,000 m² suspended glass wall, the largest in Europe. It is the first major complex of its sort in Britain since George Edmund Street's Royal Courts of Justice in London's Strand, completed in 1882.[2]
The same design team, incorporating Denton Corker Marshall and Mott MacDonald, are currently in the process of designing a sister court building in Birmingham, England, known as Birmingham Magistrates' Court.
On January 18, 2007, during the Kyrill storm, several pieces of aluminium cladding were blown off the building, one of which struck a woman walking along Bridge Street. The road was cordoned off by police for several hours.[3]
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[edit] Awards
Manchester Civil Justice Centre has won a long list of awards for its outstanding sustainability credentials, innovative engineering design and striking architecture. Some of the key ones include [4]:
- RIBA Award 2008 - Royal Institute of British Architects National Awards[5]:
- Project of the Year 2008 – Building Awards (organised by the leading magazine, Building)
- Project of the Year – North West Regional Construction Awards 2008 (organised by Constructing Excellence)
- Major Project of the Year – Green Construction Awards 2007
- Architecture Grand Prix Gold Award – Rose Design Awards 2007
- Gold Award – Best Public Building Awards 2007
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Her Majesty's Court Service (22 October 2007) (doc). Landmark Civil Court in North West opens for business. Press release. http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/cms/files/PN0807-ManchesterCivilJusticeCentre.doc. Retrieved on 2007-10-22.
- ^ What a perfect place to get divorced | Art & Architecture | guardian.co.uk Arts
- ^ Storms unleash trail of devastation - News - Manchester Evening News
- ^ Mott MacDonald Website - Manchester Civil Justice Centre
- ^ RIBA Awards Website
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