Victorian Red Brick and Glass Tower, Manchester City Centre

25 September 2019 · Manchester

A Manchester street intersection holds two centuries in one frame. On the left, the ornate red brick facade of Instituto Cervantes — terracotta reliefs, arched windows, Victorian confidence in stone. In the gap between buildings, a glazed modern tower pushes back against the overcast sky, its blue-tinted curtain wall catching what light the clouds allow. The city keeps building forward without resolving the conversation with what came before — that tension is the whole photograph.