The building that could change Salford forever

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

A new building in Salford could be the start of huge transformation in the city. The first part of the £2.5bn Salford Crescent masterplan has been submitted to the council for approval, which will see a new ‘statement’ building on a former industrial unit north of Strawberry Hill, close to Peel Park.

It will create a new site for the University of Salford's acoustics centre, whose research has benefitted companies such as Dyson and the Universal Music Mastering Studios in New York.

Planning documents state the work will be the ‘first scheme to be realised’ in the Crescent masterplan which is based a mile and a half from Manchester city centre and MediaCityUK.

Bosses behind the plans say the building will provide a ‘dedicated and pioneering facility that will re-enforce the department’s position as a national leader in acoustics, at the forefront of teaching, research and commercial acoustic activities.’ North of the earmarked new acoustics site, there are plans for a ‘Collision Building’ with more shared work spaces and facilities.