In pictures: Twelve Architects unveils plans for Manchester High Line

By Tom Lowe2021-06-25T05:00:00

Temporary installation could pave way for permanent viaduct makeover

Twelve Architects has been appointed to transform a grade II-listed Victorian viaduct in Manchester into a public park, the National Trust has announced.

The London-based practice is hoping to reinvent the steel rail bridge in the south of the city centre as a temporary “green oasis” reminiscent of New York’s High Line. Planning permission for the scheme is being sought this autumn.

It is the latest project seeking to replicate Diller Scofidio & Renfro’s 2.3km long Manhattan park, which is built on a former stretch of the New York Central Railroad. Last year saw the launch of a scheme to give a disused viaduct in Camden a similar makeover.

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