SimpsonHaugh (formerly Ian Simpson Architects) is an English architecture practice established in 1987 by Ian Simpson and

Rachel Haugh Rachel Haugh is an English architect who co-founded SimpsonHaugh and Partners with Ian Simpson in 1987. Her practice operates in Manchester and London. Haugh was shortlisted for the Woman Architect of the Year Award in 2015. Rachel Jane Haugh at ...

. The practice has offices in

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

and

Manchester Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...

. In 2014, the practice re-branded as Simpson Haugh & Partners. Since the

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by the

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, Ian Simpson Architects have contributed to the reconstruction of Manchester. The firm has been appointed to design major new mixed-use schemes in

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and London's South Bank

Notable projects

Ongoing

*4 Angel Square, Manchester (2018-2022)

Completed

Deansgate Square Deansgate Square, formerly known as Owen Street, is a skyscraper cluster on the southern edge of Manchester City Centre, consisting of four towers, the tallest of which is 201 metres (659 feet). The site is just south of Deansgate railway statio ...

, Manchester (2016–21) *

1 Blackfriars One Blackfriars is a mixed-use development at No. 1 Blackfriars Road in Bankside, London. It is informally known as The Vase or The Boomerang due to its shape. Also nicknamed 'The Beer Gut' by Donald Dishington. The development is made up of a ...

, London (2014–18) * River Street Tower, Manchester (2018-20) *Holbrook House London (2017–19) *City Village, Belgrade Plaza Coventry (2014–17) *

1 Spinningfields No.1 Spinningfields (formerly 1 Hardman Square) is a 92-metre office tower in the Spinningfields district of Manchester city centre, Manchester in the United Kingdom. The development was previously known as 1 Hardman Square which was a 140-met ...

, Manchester (2015–17) * Battersea Power Station Phase 1, London (2013–16) *Verde, Newcastle (2014–16) *First Street development, Manchester (2013–15) *The View, Newcastle (2006–15) * Manchester Central Library and Manchester Town Hall Extension restoration, Manchester (2010–14) * Beetham Tower, Manchester, England (2003–06) * Holloway Circus Tower, Birmingham, England (2006) *

Shudehill Interchange Shudehill Interchange is a transport hub between Manchester Victoria station and the Northern Quarter in Manchester city centre, England, which comprises a Metrolink stop and a bus station. History The tracks through the site were opened in 1 ...

, Manchester, England (2003) *

Urbis Urbis was an exhibition and museum in Manchester, England, designed by Ian Simpson. The building opened in June 2002 as part of the redevelopment of Exchange Square known as the Millennium Quarter. Urbis was commissioned as a 'Museum of the City ...

, Manchester, England (1998–2002) *

No. 1 Deansgate No. 1 Deansgate is the name and location of a medium-rise apartment building in central Manchester, England. It is the tallest all-steel residential building in the United Kingdom, and one of the most expensive addresses in Manchester. The buildi ...

, Manchester, England (2002) *Parkway Gate,

* Gallowgate, Newcastle * Merchants Warehouse restoration, Castlefield, Manchester (1993–97)

Awards

2021 The International Property Awards, Best Mixed Use Architecture London and UK: One Black Friars ;2015
Newcastle Lord Mayor's Design Awards
: The View – People's Choice and New Building categories at the bi-annual Newcastle Lord Mayor's Design Award. ;2011
Newcastle Lord Mayor's Design Awards
: Newcastle University Business School (NUBS) & Central Link, Downing Plaza – New Building Newcastle Lord Mayor's Design Award. ;2009 RIBA International Design Competition Winner : The National Wildflower Centre MSA Design Awards – Overall Winner: Parkway Gate,

;2008 * RIBA National Award Winner : Hilton Tower *Manchester Confidential – Best New Building : Parkway Gate ;2007 * Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat Best Tall Building – Award Winner : The Beetham Hilton Tower, Manchester * RIBA Award Winner : Manchester Transport Interchange ;2004 * RIBA Award Winner : The Manchester Museum, Manchester ;2003 * RIBA Award Winner :

, Manchester ;2002 * RIBA Housing Design Awards : Designer Ian Simpson Architects

References

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External links

SimpsonHaugh
Architecture firms of England Companies based in Manchester Design companies established in 1987 1987 establishments in England