Can you identify the building from these enlarged cutout views? Jot down your answers and click on the next page for the solutions!
1) It is supported high above Manchester on one of the city’s most magnificent landmarks. The gold leaf appears to be peeling off this ball, but which famous Manchester building is it part of?
2) The zig zag shaped windows near the top of this tower can be seen from miles around. It has recently undergone renovation, and was first opened in 1965. Which building is it? You can give the old or new name, or both.
3) Could this be Manchester Airport, or an industrial unit in Trafford Park. Maybe, but it’s hard to tell as you don’t normally see the roof from this angle. Which famous Manchester building, opened in 1997, is it?
4) Manchester is full of new architectural landmarks, many with distinctive forms and shapes. Some of the forms seem to recur on different buildings, like the sloping roof on this one. But where will you find this unusual section of roof?
5) When does a building not look like a building? When it’s a bridge perhaps. Or maybe it’s a bridge that looks like a building. Or maybe it’s neither… a ship perhaps? Can you identify the location?
6) It’s amazing how you can pass something every day and never notice it. This curved section of exterior wall is next to one of Manchester’s busiest roads. And it’s one one of Manchester’s most futuristic buildings. Which one?
7) People often say the sixties was a bad decade for architecture, but on closer inspection, this piece of 1960′s style architecture reveals some intricate geometric forms, including these six sided windows. Can you name it, or alternatively give the name of any of the companies who have occupied it?
This wind turbine wouldn’t be enough to power a city, not even a buidling – or even an electric kettle. But this distinctive rooftop feature helps to define the uniqueness of this building, from which arises its name. What is it?
9) Modern buildings! They all look the same, or do they? There are several locations in Manchester where you’ll find large plate glass windows overlooking a forecourt – or apron. The airport perhaps? Or Selfridges? Or somwhere else? Where?
10) Why do architects seem to copy each other so much. First one building is designed with a sloping roof and then every other new building has to have one, with the result that it’s difficult to tell any of them apart. Which prestigious residential building close to the heart of Manchester is this?
11) Architectural features from the past occasionally resurface in contemporary times, as in the Trafford Centre, which has roof similar to this. But this isn’t the Trafford Centre. What is it?
12) Everywhere, new structures are appearing. Sometimes the support structures appear to be part of the building, only to be removed. At other times, what appear to be temporary support structures turn out to be part of the building – as in the Royal Exchange Theatre. And what about this? Scaffolding? A safety barrier? A clothes rack? An outdoor electric heater? What is it and where is it?
13) Many buildings in Manchester have been reclad in recent years. It’s a useful way to give a ragged and run down 60′s building a new lease of life. But that’s not the reason why this building was covered up. Can you identify the building and give the name of the multi-million pound project which saw its exterior tiles disappear?
14) This fiery lady looks down on thousands of passing cars and buses every day. She appears to be quite alarmed, maybe she’s trying to warn us about something. But the question is, what well-loved Manchester building – palatial in character – does this piece of artwork adorn?
15) We think of buildings as being solid entities, but some are strangely transparent, allowing the light of the setting sun to pass through. Or maybe it’s a building under construction, or possibly not a building at all. What is it? If you can identify the name of the part, even better!
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