City
of Manchester Stadium, now the home of Manchester City |
The
City of Manchester Stadium, that hosted the Commonwealth Games,
and the Imperial War Museum North in Salford have been given the
recognition by the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment.
The
Chairman of Cabe, Sir Stuart Lipton said, "Despite an economic
downturn, we have seen a host of great buildings, spaces and places
completed in the last 12 months, and many promising new proposals
have come forward."
"The
public appetite for exciting contemporary architecture is growing,"
he added. "However there is no cause for complacency. Most
new buildings that are built, most new spaces that are created,
are at best mediocre.
"Too
many clients opt for the lowest cost, lowest risk option. They do
not use good design teams, they do not insist on a quality approach.
We hope to turn this around by both influencing the current planning
system and encouraging consumers to demand more."
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