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Alsop
Alsop's web site
describes Will Alsop as, ".. one of the most prominent
of UK architects. His practice is an international
operation, but one guided by the principle that
architecture is both vehicle and symbol of social change
and renewal. The philosophy extends from the design of
individual buildings to embrace broader principles of
urbanism and city development. By abandoning the
hegemony of an acceptable style, he has rendered the
whole process of architecture one of increasing fluidity
and transparency; a new and refreshing position for
architecture."
Chips, New
Islington - 2009
The New Islington
web site says this about Chips: "Just when you
thought Manchester’s new apartment buildings were
beginning to look the same, along comes ’Chips’, so
called because it looks like chips on a plate.
Designed by Alsop Architects, who dreamed up the
Strategic Framework for the whole of New Islington,
Chips is one of the most significant buildings in
the scheme. Overlooking canals on both sides,
with a restaurant at ground level, this is one of
the best addresses in New Islington. Clad with warm
timber panels and stamped references to local canals
and trading routes, this is a building that will be
famous as soon as it is built."
      ************************** Alsop have also been
the driving force behind the overall design of the
New Islington development. Alsop describes it
as, "... a rich mix of house types, distinct
architectures, and multiple activities that will
promote a sustainable and varied community and an
urban development which is a destination for
visitors as well as a home for its residents."
Here are some photographs of progress so far in
early 2009.
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