Tensile Canopy Amphitheatre, Manchester City Centre

1 October 2019 · Manchester

Twin hyperbolic peaks of a tensile fabric canopy rise above stone seating tiers in a Manchester city-centre park. The double-peaked roof pulls the eye upward in a bilateral rhythm; the stepped granite below locks it back to ground level. Structure doing two jobs at once — shelter and spectacle — with a clouded summer sky as the only backdrop it needs.