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11.02.2022 - 14:43 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The first phase of plans to redevelop Piccadilly Gardens has been revealed.
The plans which are part of a wider £25m investment to revamp the public space would see the concrete pavilion split into two separate sections.
The canopy would be removed and the two restaurants would be refurbished.
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A new art installation made of metal, glass and LED lighting on the walls would feature thread-like lines and holes in a nod to Manchester’s cotton industry.
New lighting would also be added around the perimeter of the pavilion.
A planning application for this phase of the redevelopment has now been submitted by Legal & General Investment Management Real Assets (LGIMRA) – the company which bought Deansgate Square's North Tower two years ago.
Senior fund manager Rob Codling said: "This project creates an excellent opportunity to increase the approachability of Piccadilly Gardens and make spending time there a more enjoyable experience for residents and visitors to the city.
"We are pleased to be moving these plans forward and to be engaging with local artists to start to create a public space that Manchester can be proud of."
Work to rejuvenate the site started in 2020 when part of Tadao Ando’s much-maligned modernist structure - dubbed ‘the Berlin Wall’ - was torn down.
But the local authority has long harboured ambitions to redevelop the areas around the Gardens in a project which it had said could cost around £10m.
This planning application precedes broader plans being brought forward by Manchester council to transform Piccadilly Gardens and the surrounding area.
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