the modernist society - project archive

SACRED SUBURBS SEMINAR (2015)

Ever had a little faith? Sacred Suburbs a one-day event celebrating and debating the architecture of Manchester’s post-war places of worship (1945-...

SCI-ENG50 (2014)

Sci-Eng50: an exhibition celebrating 50 years of sciences at John Dalton. Opened by Harold Wilson in December 1964, the John Dalton Building heral...

LIBRARY LIVE (2014)

Between July and December 2014, the Modernist Society presented six guest talks at Manchester Central Library. These included: Homes for Chenge - P...

MANCHESTER MAP (2014)

TOASTRACK (2013)

The Toastrack, also known as the Domestic & Trades College, or the Hollings Faculty of Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU), now stands emp...

METRO MODERN MAP (2013)

Metro Modern, the Manchester Modernist Society’s free map & guide to Manchester’s Twentieth Century Architecture. With the help of our handy gu...

CAMPUS (2012)

Modernist pranksters confer guerilla conservation status on endangered sixties campus. Founders of the Manchester Modernist Society, Jack Hale &am...

CAMPUS (2012) DESIGN WORK

"Working with The Manchester Modernist Society on their CAMPUS project where they intended to unofficially declare the UMIST Campus a conservation ...

'T U P' (2012)

A discrete intervention in concrete. Premiering the new track ‘Good Morning, Midnight’ The mms is delighted to have collaborated with Manchester b...

NO RUBBISH TIPPED HERE (2012)

If there’s an empty space people will play in it! The Secret Gardens Festival celebrates the rich creative talent in Salford and Trafford with a ra...

M3 - CHAPEL STREET (2011)

A meander as part of Sites of the Other City, a weekend of creative activity and events around Salford's Chapel Street, in May 2011. Exploring some...

THE MODERNIST SHOP (2011)

In November 2011, at 142 Chapel Street in Salford, we opened a temporary shop. We invited artists and designers to submit work with an architectura...