Reviews of Renold Building. (University) in Manchester (Greater Manchester).
Renold Building
Renold Building, 32a Altrincham St, Manchester M1 7JR, United Kingdom
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Information of Renold Building, University in Manchester (Greater Manchester)
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Reviews of Renold Building
A. T. &. T.Have most of my lectures in this building, which is brilliant as it's well kept with spacious lecture halls, newly refurbished toilets and conveniently located prayer facilities! To top it all off, there are excellent views from the higher floors, which doubles as a great vantage point for trainspotting and is easily accessible via the stairs or lift! Food at the cafe is expensive though, but it provides many comfortable seating areas that can also be used if you have a packed lunch.
A. S.Mainly used for engineering students from the University Of Manchester the Renold Building is packed with lecture theatres and smaller classrooms. The large lecture theatres are very nice as they are relatively new and feature 2+ projectors with great speakers to ensure everyone can hear. The smaller class rooms have not been refurbished in quite some time and it shows. They usually have a whiteboard but some even have blackboards. Overall a nice building but the smaller rooms feel very dated at times.
S. O.Went here to watch a school show which was being put on in one of the lecture theaters here, the room was big and spacious and the seats of a good comfy quality...
I think this building is easy to find and convenient, outside there are many places to lock up a bike and also near by there is parking if you have a car.
A. C.It's a University of Manchester building. Although it's not new, it looks rather modern and the classrooms are comfortable. It has a decent café inside and some vending machines in the bottom floor.
N.Went to a model show here - to many small rooms scattered on different floors ! You always had to go past a cafe or restaurant - maybe that was the idea ???? Took it's toll on my mate who's knees sent great ! There is a lift tho !
M. F.Part of Manchester University, lots of different sized classrooms and lecture theatres. A nice café, and that's it really. I was there to teach a project management course for a week. Very convenient for Piccadilly station.
a. f.Basically it is an engineering campus of UoM, but it has Renaissance design which not many buildings has. Very rare to see tourist taking photo with this background but if you want to take a photo with a UoM building this can be an option
a. r. b.The Renold building was opened on 23 November 1962 and named after Sir Charles Renold J.P. LL.D (1883–1967) - Charles Renold was an expert in Industrial administration, Vice President of the Manchester College of Science and Technology (later UMIST), and chairman of the planning and development committee. The Renold building was named in his honour and he laid the foundation stone on 24 June 1960
The Renold Building is one of Manchester's finest examples of Modernist architecture, as part of W.A Gibbons Master plan for the expanding Manchester College of Science and Technology (later UMIST) the striking white concrete building sits on the campus beside the Barnes-Wallis building , the Ferranti Building and Chandos Hall all by Gibbon and all feature his trademark hot white concrete.
According to Richard Brook from the University of Manchester W.A Gibbon was known to have visited Brazil prior to this commission and was influenced by the work of Oscar Niemeyer, meeting one of the key players in modern architecture. Famous for his abstract forms and curves Niemeyer wrote in his memoirs “I am not attracted to straight angles or to the straight line, hard and inflexible, created by man. I am attracted to free-flowing, sensual curves… Curves make up the entire Universe, the curved Universe of Einstein.” The only true nod to this from WA Gibbon are the curved stairs that are situated between the Renold and Barnes-Wallis building.
The design of the Renold and the WA Gibbon Master plan more broadly, follows the ideas of Le Corbusier’s Ville Radieuse or “radiant city”. Though unrealised, architectural historian William Curtis stated “The design maintained the idea of high-rise housing blocks, free circulation and abundant green spaces proposed in his earlier work” This was a luxurious design in 1960s Industrial Manchester, eight storeys high with three lecture rooms including endless number of small teaching/tutorial rooms.
Within the entrance hall is ‘Metamorphosis’ which is an abstract mural that was painted directly on to the wall of the buildings by Victor Pasmore – an artist and architect, he was one of the pioneers of abstract art development within the United Kingdom throughout the 40s and 50s. This large tiled piece was commissioned under the Edwin Austin Abbey Memorial Trust Fund for Mural Painting in Great Britain 1968 – and dominates the basement of this building.
The Renold building has endured mixed successes since the 1960s, one of the most recognisable modernist buildings, it just missed out becoming the youngest listed building in 2005, and this would have placed 30 years between the youngest buildings at that time (The Daily Express Building - 1936).
Alex Brown
f. g.Good lecture halls, cafeteria does hot food with good portions.
T. C.Where most my lectures take place. Good facilities, nice people in the café.
M. p.Decent enough building, nothing to complain about. Couldn't find the toilets easily though.
D. D.Spacious and comfortable conference venue, great modernist architecture
a. a.Good lecture halls but bathrooms are really bad and smelly
K. M.Cafe with large seating area, large entry foyers, prayer room, toilets on several floors
J. V.Great Conference run for Data Centers but building hard to find
J. M.Best place to have lectures if you live 5 minutes away from it.
D. V.It's big, it's ugly, but at least you can look at pretty buildings from the windows
F. A. R.Alphabets used to name each floor instead of the conventional numbering system which I found quite confusing.
A. P. G. (.I wish they had better vending machines here
R. K.Well... It's renolds. So much fun and a long way up
E. C.Lovely building, needs more lifts
C. H.Love me some good quality lectures
O. T.Contaims lecture rooms for thr school of materials.
T. H.Haha best place for a fluids lecture imaginable
M. S.Old, typical university building of 1970s vintage.
J. W.Best place to have lectures.
Y. C.You can get lunch in here
D. L.Good cafe
A. L.Nice and easily accesible
R. V.Peng ting
Y. H.Modern and good facilities
a. s.Refurbed so passable
Y. Z.Good chill spot
K. Y.Near the bus stop of 147
A. C.enjoyed my time
W. A.Amazing building
B. A.Part of The University of Manchester.
T. C.It's a building.
S. K.Lecture room
L. Y.(Translated) I teach here every day, you think I like it
But the hardware equipment is not bad... Warm in winter and cool in summer, classroom is very large
(Original)
老子天天在这上课你当我喜欢啊
不过硬件设备都还不错...冬暖夏凉 教室超大
许.(Translated) University of Manchester North Campus Teaching Building
(Original)
曼彻斯特大学北校区教学楼
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