Lowry Performing and Visual Arts Centre
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| Lowry Performing and Visual Arts Centre | |
| Designer | Michael Wilford Architects, Hartfield, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom |
| Location | Manchester, England |
| Date | 1992 to 2000 |
| Building Type | exhibition galleries/theaters |
| Construction System | stainless steel, perforated sheet metal, glass |
| Climate | temperate |
| Context | Urban |
| Builder | Bovis Construction Limited |
| Street Address | Pier 8, Salford Quays |
| Notes | Sited along an urban shipping canal. |
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| Building Details | |
| Client | The Lowry Trustees & City of Salford |
| Cost | US $96,633,000 |
| Area | 257,487 sq. ft. (23,930 sq. m.) |
| Program | Galleries for touring exhibitions and for the City of Salford's Lowry collection, a study centre, the 'Artworks' interactive childrens' gallery, a 1730 seat lyric theatre and 450 seat flexible courtyard theatre, rehearsal rooms and full support facilities, bars, cafes, retail and hospitality suites |
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- Theatre Consultant: Theatre Project Consultants
- Museum Consultants: Lord Cultural Resources
- Quantity Surveyors: Davis Langdon and Everest
- Structural Engineers: Buro Happold
- Mechanical & Electrical Engineers: Buro Happold
- Facade Engineering: Arup Facade Engineering
- Lighting Consultant: Equation Lighting Design
- Acoustician: Sandy Brown Associates
- Project Management: Gleeds Management Services
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Phaidon Press Inc. The Phaidon Atlas of Contemporary World Architecture. New York, NY: Phaidon Press Inc., 2004. ISBN 0-7148-43121. p269.
