Manchester Street Corridor — Victorian Viaduct and Modern Tower

8 October 2019 · Manchester

A quiet stretch of Manchester city centre holds two centuries in a single frame. Victorian railway viaduct arches run along the right, their dark brick worn to a near-geological weight; a modern glass-and-brick office block lines the left. At the vanishing point, a tall residential tower locks the composition together — new construction anchoring a street that has been rebuilt around it. The cumulus sky above is as active as the architecture below, patches of blue opening between cloud mass that presses down over the rooftops.