Hexagon Tower, Delaunays Road, Manchester
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Hexagon Tower, Delaunays Road, Manchester
Image: © Stephen Richards Taken: 23 Jun 2011
That Richard Seifert got everywhere. He and his partners designed this in 1971 for ICI as a research building. It stands quite aloof from, and is a startling sight amid, its prevalent bland, low-rise surroundings. The exterior modules are "arrow-shaped, linking together to leave hexagonal windows in deep reveals" (Image]). The benzene ring, foundation for all synthetic dyes, is hexagonal. It is now in multiple occupancy.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.522105
Longitude
-2.225754