Morgan Sindall has been appointed to deliver Manchester Metropolitan University's (MMU) new £46 million Arts & Humanities building.

The new facility will be built at the corner of Oxford Road and Cavendish Street, on the site of the former Mabel Tylecote Building. Completion is scheduled for early 2020.

The 133,472 sq ft development will provide teaching space for the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, and house a new Poetry Library alongside the Manchester Writing School. Other features will include a 180-seat auditorium for Manchester Theatre School productions; new in-house TV and radio studios for the new Multimedia Journalism programme; and the University Language Centre.


Barry Roberts, Area Director at Morgan Sindall, said: "Manchester is one of the UK's most vibrant student cities and we look forward to working closely with the University to deliver this exciting, state-of-the-art facility at the heart of its city campus.

"The University's commitment to investing in the creation of world-class teaching facilities will create an inspirational space where future generations of talent will be nurtured and developed and we're proud to be playing a pivotal role in that process."

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