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Greater Manchester
The towers, studios and universities of the UK’s strongest regional architecture market, and who is hiring across the city region.
Knowledge
Working in Greater Manchester.
Greater Manchester is the strongest architecture market in the UK outside London. The tower cluster at Deansgate Square, the NOMA district and MediaCityUK in Salford mark two decades of continuous building, and the pipeline shows little sign of slowing.
The practice scene has real depth: national names run substantial northern studios here, and local firms win work well beyond the region. Living costs and commutes are gentler than the capital, which pulls talent north.
For careers, Manchester offers big-project experience without the London price tag. This hub gathers who is hiring across the city region.
- It is building visibly
The Deansgate Square towers, NOMA and MediaCityUK show a city still building at pace.
- It has real depth
National practices run northern studios here alongside a strong bench of local names.
- It grows its own talent
The Manchester School of Architecture and the city’s universities keep the talent pipeline full.
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Practices connected to Greater Manchester.
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