58-757: The Centenary Building is a building at the University of Salford in Greater Manchester , England . It was designed by the architect Stephen Hodder , completed in December 1995, and opened in 1996 . The building won the RIBA Award and inaugural Stirling Prize in 1996, as well as the Civic Trust Award in 1998. In October 2024, the Twentieth Century Society submitted a listing application for
116-712: A College of Advanced Technology in 1956 and gained university status in 1967, following the Robbins Report into higher education. It has 26,260 students (2022/23) and is in 160 acres (65 hectares) of parkland on the banks of the River Irwell . The university's origins can be traced to the opening in 1896 of the Royal Technical Institute, Salford, a merger of Salford Working Men's College (founded in 1858) and Pendleton Mechanics' Institute (founded in 1850). The Royal Technical Institute received royal letters after
174-408: A 3% increase at Professorial level. The university report states that '...it is important that we consider the pipeline for BAME academics to address this decrease.'. In October 2019, the university hosted a two-week festival on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, with the theme, 'belonging at Salford'. As part of this, a one-day symposium featured keynote speaker, Nicola Rollock , a leading figures with
232-477: A café and 'maker-space'. Plans for the extension were put on hold in favour of a wider campus redesign, with the possibility of a brand new building to house teaching and laboratory facilities for a range of disciplines in Science, Engineering and Environment. An autonomous vehicle research centre was built in place of the proposed extension. In July 2020 work started on a £65 million new engineering building to replace
290-521: A collection of 40 "buildings which would not have survived without our intervention" including Jubilee Pool in Penzance , Plymouth's Civic Centre and St. Augustine in Manchester. In 1998, the society released a Buildings at Risk report, which included Pimlico School , Romney House and Simpson's Building. Of the report, Bronwen Edwards, a C20 caseworker, said, "What is indisputable is these buildings are
348-697: A double-height 100 sq m band-room/live room and a suite of flexible performance and studio spaces. It also features a small gallery space. An extension to the existing Newton Building, which houses the School of Computing, Science and Engineering, was awarded planning permission in May 2016. The £16 million project, known as the Engineering Showcase, was due to feature exhibition space to display engineering solutions, research/demonstration spaces, open-plan collaborative learning spaces, informal and formal presentation spaces,
406-495: A focus on the Grosvenor Picture Palace on All Saints Street, which was under threat of demolition. The society held its first conference, on the seventies, in 1999. The society published a journal between 1981 and 2018; initially entitled The Thirties Society Journal it became Twentieth Century Architecture from 1994. In 2019, to mark the society's 40th anniversary, they curated a list of 40 Buildings Saved ,
464-424: A four-storey orthogonal block on the "City side" of the development. The connection between the two blocks is a raised street within which all horizontal circulation is contained in galleries. Working details of the escape stair are enclosed in glass block screen. Other materials include stainless steel cladding and concrete. Accommodation includes seminar rooms, video-editing suites, and lecture halls. The building
522-541: A mascot lost 210 to 115 points. The main Peel Park campus is less than 1.5 miles (2.4 kilometres) from Manchester city centre on the banks of the River Irwell , adjacent to Peel Park , possibly the first public park in the world, which opened on 22 August 1846. A former president of the Students' Union described Salford in 2007 as "a relaxed campus close to Manchester, but cheaper and greener." Salford Crescent railway station
580-478: A total of 1,367 rooms. There are six variations of rooms, including wheelchair accessible en-suite rooms. This complex opened for students in summer 2015. Eddie Colman and John Lester Courts are two blocks of flats containing 755 rooms in total, and each flat is shared between two, three or four people. The flats are the closest accommodation to Salford Shopping City in Pendleton ;– colloquially referred to as
638-494: A unique record of social, economic and architectural history – a vivid reminder of the way people lived, worked and played through the century." Starting in 2015, the society has published The Risk List (a play on the Rich List ) every two years, which highlights ten buildings that the society believes are "in danger of either substantial alteration or demolition". The bi-annual lists are as follows: The following are some of
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#1732840823163696-413: A varsity challenge. This began in 2016 at Chester's campus. In 2016, 19 sports were involved and Chester won 12-7 overall. The following year took place at Salford, and with an overall score of 12–8, Salford took the trophy. At Salford there is still a difference in the degrees obtained by White students and those obtained by BAME students. The reported gap for 2017/2018 for first and 2.1 class degree level
754-579: A vision for equality, diversity and inclusion. There were presentations on the BAME Attainment Gap, a panel discussion of BAME women in HE, and networking opportunities for academics and students. Representation of female staff is 51% compared to 56% undergraduate students. The number of staff who are LGBT is 4% and is equivalent to the number of students who report as being LGBT, however it is worth noting that 49% of students didn't report their sexuality. There
812-458: A wide range of modern and contemporary art exhibitions that showcase the work of up and coming artists, university staff, students and the community of Salford. The Tom Husband Leisure Centre is on the Peel Park Campus and adjacent to the Students' Union. It contains a gym, 25m swimming pool, sauna and spa, squash courts, climbing wall, and a multi-use sports hall. The Adelphi Studio Theatre
870-531: Is 15% between white and BAME students as published in a university report. The students' union believe that the Black attainment gap is a result of institutional and systemic failures within the institution, including a lack of diversity within teaching, inadequate support services and covert racism and microagressions towards BME students. The university intend to respond by creating an 'inclusive environment'. To date this has involved surveying students and signing up to
928-479: Is a small theatre venue based in the School of Music, Media and Performance's Adelphi Building. The United National Institute for Prosthetics and Orthotics Development is located in the university's Prosthetics and Orthotics division of its School of Health, Sport and Rehabilitation Sciences. It is the only prosthetics and orthotics higher education provider in England. The KidsCan Children's Cancer Research Centre
986-559: Is adjacent to the campus, and high frequency bus services operate to Manchester, Salford and Bolton and Liverpool . There are other university facilities within a mile of the main campus, namely the Frederick Road and Adelphi campuses. Most of the university administration buildings are along Salford Crescent, opposite the Peel Campus. The Salford Museum and Art Gallery , said to be the first unconditionally free public library in England,
1044-446: Is an underrepresentation of disabled staff (4%) compared to undergraduate students (21%). 53°29′04″N 2°16′17″W / 53.48444°N 2.27139°W / 53.48444; -2.27139 The Twentieth Century Society The Twentieth Century Society (abbreviated to C20 ), founded in 1979 as The Thirties Society , is a British charity that campaigns for the preservation of architectural heritage from 1914 onwards. It
1102-489: Is formally recognised as one of the National Amenity Societies , and as such is a statutory consultee on alterations to listed buildings within its period of interest. The catalyst to form the society was the proposal to replace Lloyd's of London 's Classical-style 1920s headquarters with a new modernist Richard Rogers building . Marcus Binney (founder of Save Britain's Heritage ), John Harris (director of
1160-525: Is in the university's John Armstrong Welsh Laboratories at the Centre for Biochemistry, Drug Design and Cancer Research. It was established in 2002 to develop treatments with fewer side effects for children and young adults. The university was organised into seven schools: After a series of mergers, in 2018 and 2019, the university is now organised into four schools: International students come from China, India, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Cyprus, Greece, Nigeria,
1218-408: Is located on the Peel Park Campus. In October 2010 the university opened a learning, teaching and research space at MediaCityUK . They will study in 39 undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. The university embarked on a £150 million programme of investment in 2004, to deliver new buildings and carry out major refurbishment projects. These included: In summer 2013 construction work started on
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#17328408231631276-405: Is now owned by Campus Living Villages . Castle Irwell Student Village was the largest area of accommodation, housing up to 1,600 students, and is on the site of the old Manchester Racecourse . Castle Irwell was a popular choice for first years, due to the cheap rent, however Castle Irwell is no longer in use and has been superseded by the on-campus Peel Park Quarter. In 2016 the main building on
1334-569: Is the main venue for the midday recitals. The hall is housed in the Peel Building, a red brick and terracotta Victorian building on the Peel Park Campus. The university's Robert Powell Theatre, named after the Salford-born actor, mostly stages live performances of modern works and participatory work for younger audiences. At the heart of the Peel Park Campus, the Chapman Gallery hosts
1392-473: Is very close to Castle Irwell. The site includes purpose-built SPAR , Subway and Greggs shops. Tramways, Seaford Road is independently run by Sanctuary Students. Its name originates from the old tram depot, run by Manchester Corporation Tramways , that was located on the same site. The university currently has 35 sports clubs ranging from football to ultimate (originally known as ultimate Frisbee). Each year, Salford and Chester University take part in
1450-459: The RIBA drawings collection) and Simon Jenkins (editor of London's Evening Standard ) felt that the existing building "represented a whole body of important architecture of the period that deserved more sympathetic assessment". Ultimately the façade of the 1920s building was retained and received a Grade II listing in 1977. It was incorporated into Rogers' 1986 design. Established in December 1979,
1508-679: The Thirties Society , as it was initially called, had offices at 21 Cambridge Street, London. Its organisation was modelled on the Georgian Group and the Victorian Society , and its initial intention was to preserve architecture from the 1930s, by calling for "statutory protection from the Department of the Environment for the protection of important buildings and interiors". Speaking of
1566-538: The Architects Climate Action Network, Architects Declare, the C20 Society and Don’t Waste Buildings, raised concerns about the environmental and cultural loss involved in demolishing an award-winning structure, advocating for adaptive reuse instead, emphasising the building's historical value. In response to the demolition proposal, RIBA board chair Jack Pringle, while not commenting specifically on
1624-647: The Castle Irwell site, known as 'the pav', was burned down in an arson attack. Shortly after, demolition of the burnt and other derelict buildings on site commenced and completely cleared by early 2017. iQ Salford, Seaford Road is owned and run by iQ Student Accommodation. This accommodation site consists of a square of houses around a central reception, lounge, and laundry building, with an independent gym. Each house contains six flats, which are typically shared by six people with en suite bathrooms. The site also has deluxe rooms available for an extra cost. This accommodation
1682-699: The Centenary Building, emphasised the importance of the inventive re-use of buildings to achieve a net-zero future. He also suggested that all Stirling Prize-winning buildings should be considered for listing. 53°29′11″N 2°15′48″W / 53.4864°N 2.2633°W / 53.4864; -2.2633 University of Salford The University of Salford is a public research university in Salford , Greater Manchester , England, 1 mile (1.6 kilometres) west of Manchester city centre . The Royal Technical Institute, Salford, which opened in 1896, became
1740-453: The Peel Park Campus is home to the University of Salford Students' Union (USSU). As well as representing students, the union plays host to a number of services, including shops and a bar. The Two Cities Boat Race is an annual boat race that has been running since 1972. It is now an established event in the sporting and social calendar of Salford and Manchester. The event is also significant for
1798-550: The Precinct. Eddie Colman and John Lester Courts were sold by the University of Salford to Campus Living Villages in December 2008. These became CLV's first British properties. Eddie Colman was a resident of nearby Archie Street, the model for the television series Coronation Street , and was a player for Manchester United. He was killed in the Munich Disaster of 6 February 1958 along with seven other players. Constantine Court
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1856-517: The Race Equality Charter. This is crucial, as The university has 10% more BAME students than the national average at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. As of 9 August 2018, BAME staff representation (13%) does not match the BAME student population representation. Whilst there have been a 2% increase in BAME lecturers being hired, there is an 8% decrease in promotion to senior lecturer level and
1914-523: The Republic of Ireland, Romania, Malaysia and Bulgaria. Previously, with its three colleges, 12 schools, nearly 20,000 students, and over 2,500 staff, Salford had a turnover of some £156m in 2006/07. A report from social and economic impact report published in 2019, sets the turnover to £180.5m in 2019, The university is a founding member of the Northern Consortium of universities. In October 2008 it
1972-535: The Spatial, Graphic and Industrial Design Department of the university. Hodder had 11 weeks to finish the design stage and begin development on site in order to ensure the European Union grant was eligible and it was built for less than £4 million. The building consists of two separate glazed structures set as a frame to an informal galleried atrium, with service towers, studio and seminar accommodation are housed within
2030-578: The UK's biggest arms company, ( BAE Systems ), and four other universities in northwestern England (Liverpool, Manchester, UCLAN and Lancaster) in order to work on the Gamma Programme, which aims to develop "autonomous systems". On 5 September 2016, Salford was represented for the third time on University Challenge and faced the Open University . The all male team, who sported the poet John Cooper Clarke as
2088-533: The aging Newton building, as of the time of writing, the new building is still being completed with work to move the equipment to the new building being carried out over the summer of 2022 with an anticipated opening date in September/October 2022. The Library was opened in 1971 by Prince Philip, the then chancellor of the university. It was renamed the Clifford Whitworth Library in 1984 following
2146-724: The amount of work put in by volunteers from both universities, to help with event set-up, stewarding, and programme selling, raising money for many different charities. In 2007 the recipient of the proceeds was SPARKS, a charity that supports medical research for children. In 1971–72, the University Rugby League club won the UAU Championship, beating Sheffield University in the final at The Willows, then home of Salford Rugby League Club. There are five self-catered halls of residence : Peel Park Quarter encompasses nine buildings of flats owned by Campus Living Villages , comprising
2204-521: The best twentieth-century buildings." Founding members included: The society of " young fogeys " as they were called invited Maxwell Fry , Jane Drew , Sir Sacheverell Sitwell , Lady Diana Cooper , Sir John Betjeman and Peter Fleetwood-Hesketh to be patrons. They also considered Douglas Fairbanks and David Niven but "there was some concern that the stars of the Twenties and Thirties might not be around long enough to warrant putting their names on
2262-427: The building citing its architectural significance. In November 2024, the University of Salford announced plans to demolish the building. These plans have been met with opposition, including from the original architect. The site is situated on the edge of the city of Manchester and lies within the campus of the University of Salford . The brief specified a building which was a "fusion of design and technology" to house
2320-529: The building had not progressed, and the application aims to protect it amid the ongoing redevelopment of the surrounding area. In November 2024, the University of Salford announced plans to demolish the building as part of a redevelopment of the Adelphi Village area. In its rationale for the decision to demolish the building, the university has said the "ageing infrastructure means it no longer meets modern standards and requirements." The design, which features
2378-712: The building. The Centenary Building received several awards, including the RIBA Award (1996), the RIBA Architecture in Education Category Award (1996), the Stirling Prize for Architecture (1996), and the Civic Trust Award (1998). In October 2024, the C20 Society (Twentieth Century Society) submitted a listing application for the Centenary Building. The building had been vacant for several years and had suffered from vandalism. Previous proposals to repurpose
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2436-493: The choice of subjects offered in the nine departments initially opened. These were Engineering, Electrical Engineering & Applied Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry, Building, Dyeing, Spinning & Weaving, Domestic, and Art. Some 1,240 students registered for the first session in these departments. There were originally 19 members of staff. In 1921 the institute was renamed the Royal Technical College, Salford. In 1958
2494-593: The context of a number of pressures: salary bills that had "exceeded the university's expectations"; a "serious problem" with student retention; the "credit crunch"; and three "seriously underperforming" schools. Affected schools include the School of Nursing, Salford Business School and the School of Community Health Sciences and Social Care. In the 2018 Guardian University League Tables, the University of Salford placed 99th, down from 83rd in 2017. The Times newspaper ranked Salford 105th out of 123 UK institutions in 2015, from 84th of 114 in 2010. University House on
2552-427: The death of the university's first vice-chancellor, Clifford Whitworth. A two-storey extension was added to the left of the building in the 1990s and was further extended in the 2000s into the top floor of Lady Hale Building via a link bridge. Between 2016 and 2018 the Clifford Whitworth Library went under a major £6.2 million refurbishment. Peel Hall has seating for nearly 400 people, hosts many musical performances and
2610-491: The environmental costs of demolition and rebuilding. Hodder also highlighted the contradiction between the university’s sustainability goals and the significant carbon emissions that would result from the redevelopment project. Dr. Carole O'Reilly, a senior lecturer at Salford University, acknowledged the building's architectural significance but suggests that its failure to meet current needs might justify its demolition. Conservationists and environmental campaigners, including
2668-536: The government completed an inquiry into the state of higher education in the United Kingdom and produced the Robbins Report , which paved the way for the Royal College of Advanced Technology (and other Colleges of Advanced Technology ) to assume university status by Royal Charter . The Royal College of Advanced Technology became the University of Salford on 10 February 1967, when Queen Elizabeth II handed over
2726-497: The institution split into two organisations: the remaining Royal Technical College and a breakaway institution, Peel Park Technical College. This changed its name first in 1961 to Salford Technical College, before becoming the Salford College of Technology in 1970, and finally University College Salford in 1992. The Royal Technical College became a CAT in 1956, and became known as the Royal College of Advanced Technology. In 1963,
2784-460: The institution's Royal Charter . A multistorey chemistry tower was built in the 1960s between the Peel Building and the Salford Library, Museum and Art Gallery, but it was pulled down in the 1980s due to the damage it was causing to the foundations of these nearby buildings. The first Vice-Chancellor was Clifford Whitworth, after whom the university's main library is named. The first Chancellor
2842-465: The letterhead." Norman St John Stevas , Minister for the Arts , attended the launch party. Catherine Croft, the current director, took over the position from Kenneth Powell in 2002. There was a debate over the society's name. The Inter-War Society was considered too martial and it was joked that The Twenties and Thirties Society sounded too much like a dating service. The name The Thirties Society
2900-498: The need for the society, Jenkins, the vice-chairman, said "It's easier to find examples of architecture from the 1890s than the 1930s, and although there are buildings which I find absolutely hideous, there are architectural reasons why they should be preserved." In 1992, a spokesperson for English Heritage said, "We have found the Thirties Society proposals are usually well supported. It has been very influential in saving some of
2958-471: The then- Duke and Duchess of York (later King George V and Queen Mary ) officiated at its opening ceremony, an event commemorated in the university's Redbrick Peel Building and which allowed 'Royal' to be appended to the name of the institute. At the start of the 20th century, mechanical engineering, chemical works, textiles and construction dominated the industrial scene in Salford. This heavily influenced
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#17328408231633016-491: The visible movement of people and had a lack of sound insulation, made it noisy with the sound of feet on the metal staircases reverberating around the building. The proposal to demolish the Centenary Building has sparked controversy. Stephen Hodder , the building's architect described the building as a key part of his professional legacy, and argued that the building, which is under 30 years old, should not be demolished solely due to aging infrastructure, as this does not justify
3074-610: The £55 million New Adelphi building. The building opened in September 2016 and houses music, performance, art, design and architecture students. Facilities include a 350 capacity theatre with flexible seating to suit a range of events, 140sqm studio theatre, 2 large TV acting studios, 36 dedicated rehearsal rooms, 6 industry-standard recording studios, 12 amplified performance spaces (music ensemble rooms), 2 dance studios, 3 floors of dedicated wood, metal, textiles, print and plastics workshops, 7 photographic studios, 14 instrumental tuition rooms,
3132-409: Was Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh , who remained the university's chancellor until 1991. Prince Philip took a keen interest in the university and he visited the university's award-winning acoustics laboratories in 2008. The breakaway University College Salford merged with the University of Salford in 1996, to form a single institution. In 2012, the University of Salford announced a partnership with
3190-502: Was announced that compulsory redundancies were likely at the university, as part of a plan to save £12.5 million over three years. A notice by the university registrar said that Salford needed to invest £300 million in university estate and £40 million in moving the arts and media faculty to the "MediaCityUK" site at Salford Quays , where the BBC is to establish its northern headquarters. The notice went on to say that these additional costs came in
3248-471: Was designed without air conditioning, instead relying on a natural ventilation system and underfloor heating which were hallmarks of its environmentally-friendly construction. However, this led to staff complaints of it being too cold in winter and too hot in the summer. Some rooms have no external windows, relying instead on borrowed light from the central atrium. Outside of rooms, all spaces are designed for transit and thus there are no informal 'social' areas in
3306-410: Was eventually settled on. The name was changed to The Twentieth Century Society (abbreviated to C20) in 1992, about which Stamp said, "Much as I like the very English anomaly of a body called The Thirties Society defending buildings of the 1950s, the fact is that our name obscures our aims. We defend buildings put up as late as the 1970s." In 1982, a Manchester branch of the society was formed, with
3364-487: Was the only en suite university-owned accommodation, which consisted of 80 rooms in seven houses. This accommodation was in the centre of the main university campus, close to the Students' Union shop, a bank and Salford Crescent railway station . Adjacent Horlock Court comprised 168 rooms in 14 houses. Bramall Court contains flats close to the Adelphi Campus. The flats are shared between two, three or four. Bramall Court
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