Case study
MediaCity UK in Manchester is an urban re-cycling program. The site
locates along with Manchester Ship Canal, was former Manchester
Docks, later it became a derelict port and it was converted into a mixed-
use property which is now the MediaCity UK (MediaCity UK, 2016).
Above, clockwise from top left: aerial view of the dock in 1963, and images capturing the
construction of MediaCity (Manchester Evening News, 2017). Below: the completed site
The project was in the charge of Peel Media, who started to build
facilities in June of 2007 and finished construction in December of
2011 (Manchester Evening News, 2017). The project was achieved by
applying several adaptive approaches and strategies. Firstly, designers
analysed the characteristics of site and social needs, deciding to change
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