Issue 5 Spring 2016 Campus Masterplan update

Museum wins lottery money

Manchester Museum has received of Museum’s own South Asian Dr Nick Merriman, Director of Manchester collections and world-class sculpture, textiles and Museum, said:”We are thrilled that the initial support from the Heritage artefacts from the , the Gallery Heritage Lottery Fund has given us this Lottery Fund (HLF) for its will explore the history and culture of South Asia support. Manchester Museum has been Courtyard Project and its relationship with communities in the delighting, inspiring and educating our visitors North West of England. for over 125 years. The Courtyard Project will he project will transform the Museum enable us to realise our potential on a national Wide ranging improvements to visitor facilities - with a major two-storey extension, a new and international stage, whilst strengthening including a new street-facing entrance to create main entrance, and much-improved our commitment to our local communities. T a much more visible and welcoming first visitor facilities inspired by a new ethos of Through these measures, more people than impression - will enrich the experience and a ‘museum for life.’ ever before will be able to experience our comfort of all. Particular emphasis will be placed world class collections.” Work will commence in May 2018 and the on accessible design for older visitors and people finished building will reopen in early 2020. with a disability. Development funding of £406,400 has been The Courtyard Project aims to redefine the social awarded to help Manchester Museum progress its purpose of the Museum. Inspired by the idea of a plans to apply for a full grant at a later date. ‘museum for life’, it will place health, wellbeing Latest awards The Courtyard extension will create a major new and social inclusion at the very forefront of the Temporary Exhibitions Gallery, providing almost Museum’s role. Physical improvements will be • The Manchester Cancer Research Centre was three times as much space as the Museum currently accompanied by greatly enhanced opportunities shortlisted for the Royal Institution of has for temporary and touring shows. The new in education and public engagement, supported Chartered Surveyors (RICS) North West facility will enable the Museum to become one of by 120 new, trained volunteers. Awards 2016 for Design the through the North of England’s leading venues for producing Innovation Award; The total cost of the Courtyard Project is and hosting international-quality exhibitions on expected to be £12.4million. News of HLF • The Whitworth has won the Building human cultures and the natural world. support marks the second major commitment to Conservation Award at the RICS North West In addition, a permanent South Asia Gallery will the scheme, following a Treasury announcement Awards 2016, and has been shortlisted for be created in a landmark partnership with the of £5million towards the South Asia Gallery in Project of the Year (£10m-£30m) at the British Museum. Bringing together the very best November 2015. Construction News Awards 2016 National Graphene New park to be largest Institute wins major green space on campus The University recently As well as providing spaces for regional award meeting, relaxation and unveiled plans to create a contemplation, the proposals would parkland at the heart of The National Graphene Institute (NGI) has been acclaimed create a central space for large-scale its campus to benefit campus events such as graduation and as one of the region's 10 best new buildings in the RIBA staff, students, visitors Welcome Week. Its prime location also North West Awards 2016. provides an impressive setting for the and the local community University’s historic buildings along he uniquely designed institute houses researchers and scientists who Oxford Road including the Whitworth runswick Street will be collaborate with colleagues from other universities and from some of Hall and the Queen’s Arch. extensively landscaped the world's leading companies, to accelerate the commercialisation of T creating Brunswick Park, the Consultation has taken place with graphene applications. B largest green space on the campus, Manchester City Council and the In making the award, the judges said: "A fascinating building containing a with the proposals including tree Brunswick ward whilst drawing up complex and groundbreaking area of research, it was delivered at an planting, wildflower planting, the proposals. Further community impressive pace despite the complexity and pressures and provides a flexible seating areas, pedestrian and cycle based consultation will be taking platform upon which future research and industry collaboration can flourish. paths. place in the near future. This is a building that expertly balances the enormous servicing and technical The opportunity to develop a large Diana Hampson, Director of Estates demands of laboratory space with the experimental requirement of a place area of green public realm has been and Facilities, said:” The University is that will attract some of the brightest minds in science and industry." presented by the Cross City bus transforming the campus through its The NGI was delivered by the University's Directorate of Estates and Facilities corridor works to Oxford Road which £1 billion Campus Masterplan and and designed by architects Jestico + Whiles. will close the western end of that includes a commitment to Brunswick Street to vehicles later this environmental sustainability by The building has previously won the BIM (Building Information Modelling) year meaning the route will no improving our green spaces and Application Award and a British Construction Industry Award for Major longer be used by through traffic. public realm. These proposals form Building Project of the Year (over £50m). a centrepiece of our vision and will The street will remain a public Other winners included Abbey Hey Children’s Hospital, HOME, Library Walk create a heart of the University pedestrian and cycle route with Link Building, Littlewoods Bunker, Manchester Central Library, Mellor Primary campus for staff, students, visitors improved pathways providing a School, Wirral Metropolitan College and two private houses. and the local community to enjoy.” better connection between Oxford Road and Upper Brook Street and Work on the Brunswick Park scheme forming an important gateway to is expected to start later this year, the campus. subject to planning consent and the City Council’s Oxford Road works. Open Meeting

The second Campus Masterplan Open Meeting was held this month, delivered by Director of Estates and Facilities, Diana Hampson and her team, this was attended by staff from across the campus and was an opportunity to see images of the designs for the engineering campus development and ask questions www.staffnet.manchester.ac.uk/ news/display/?id=16479 Tree policy

As the campus undergoes major redevelopment, the University has set out its commitment to compensate tree loss and provide a co-ordinated approach to tree planting across the campus and local community.

ncreasing tree cover will complement the redevelopment of the campus and help to I create a world class environment as well as providing benefit to people travelling through the campus. Through its tree policy, it is working towards delivering across a number of areas: • Implementation of a tree plan for the Campus, which includes new tree planting opportunities in residential areas adjacent to Oxford Road campus; • Working with City of Trees and other partners to In addition to tree planting, new build projects develop research projects to quantify the have an element of landscaping and planting • Two for one tree replacement, with replacement importance of trees for climate change including the largest MECD and also the GEIC on on and off campus; adaptation and a range of other social and the North Campus where a pocket park will be • Planting a new woodland at the University’s environmental benefits. created. Wythenshawe Sports Grounds; Director of Estates and Facilities, Diana Hampson, Brunswick Park which will be the largest green • Establishment of a tree trail on the University’s said:”We are undertaking a huge building space on campus, created by closing Brunswick Oxford Road and North Campus programme within the constraints of the existing Street to vehicles, and landscaping the area campus boundary and inevitably some trees will be including planting, seating and improved access for • Encouraging student volunteers to help plant lost. However we are committed to ensure that we pedestrian and cycle users. new woodlands and carry out woodland improve the level of tree cover to create a green and www.estates.masterplan.ac.uk/services/ management works alongside Red Rose Forest; pleasant environment to benefit all campus users.” psu/policies Mosaic on Hotel on the up The hotel development is now the move taking shape as a huge mobile he demolition of the Faraday crane appeared on site in building link bridge and took March and concrete columns T place on the North Campus rapidly appeared. in February, to make way for the The redevelopment of AMBS continues with Graphene Engineering Innovation Starbucks and Blackwells having now Centre (GEIC). relocated to temporary accommodation between the and Prior to the demolition the mosaic (pictured) Humanities Bridgeford Street for the duration which decorated the colonnade to the building of the project which is scheduled for was carefully removed and is now safely stored completion in 2018. Oxford Road was closed on campus and will be reinstated as part of the from 16 May to allow demolition works to GEIC development on completion of the project take place. in late 2017. Inevitably there has been the loss of green The mosaic, `The Alchemist’s Elements’, was space and trees to make way for the created by Hans Tisdall a German-born artist, construction site but, once the project has illustrator and designer with a distinguished completed, this area will be restored while career in 20th century Britain. every tree lost is to be replaced by two more. (See Tree Policy on p3). The University has recently secured planning permission for the construction of a temporary access road to Multi-Storey Car Park D (Booth Street West) Traffic using the car park will enter and exit from Higher Cambridge Street. This will allow construction traffic for the Hotel/Executive Education Centre and AMBS Refurbishment New website projects to contimue to use the access road from Booth Street West and be segregated A new website dedicated to the Campus from carpark traffic and pedestrians. Masterplan is now available on the University’s corporate website outlining the The work should commence by the end of current major capital projects which form April and should be complete for the end of part of the masterplan and the latest news June. The temporary access road will be in around the projects. place for approximately 2.5 years. www.masterplan.manchester.ac.uk

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