Thursday 14th June 2018
2.15pm – Visit to Manchester Engineering Campus Development (MECD). NB spaces are limited so please book and if possible please bring your own PPE – high vis vest/jacket, hat, boots, glasses and gloves.
Draft agenda
2.15pm – Arrival to site (Refreshments in Board Room)
2.30pm – Presentation on scheme and framework by Balfour Beatty – 20mins
2.50pm – Get into PPE
3.00pm – Safety Induction – Site Tour
4.00pm – Finish
There is also the opportunity to visit the Degree Show, that is running at the Manchester School of Architecture from the 9th to the 20th June at the Manchester School of Architecture (very near MECD).
7.30pm – Informal Dinner and Networking at the Whitworth Gallery, to book your place see our events page.
NB Early arrivals can either visit the gallery or there is a pub across the road (Ford Maddox Brown)
Friday 15th June 2018
8.30am – Exhibiting Opens and refreshments available (Ground Floor).
9.00am – Opening Presentation
4.00pm – Close
The draft programme can be found here. Additional Information including synopsis and biography for the presentations and workshops can be found here. Pre booking for workshops in now closed but you can book your workshops on the day.
Travel and Location Information
Study Day visit – Manchester Engineering Campus Development (MECD) next to the Manchester Aquatics Centre Meeting point – Balfour Beatty, MECD Project Office, Booth Street East, Manchester, M13 9SS. (Approx. 0.8 miles from Manchester Piccadilly Station). NB spaces are limited so please book and if possible please bring your own PPE – high vis vest/jacket, hat, boots, glasses and gloves.
Degree Show – Manchester School of Architecture, Chatham Building, Cavendish Street, Manchester, M15 6BR. Visitors: Please use the Manchester School of Art entrance on Boundary Street West / Higher Ormond Street. See map
Study Day Buffet Dinner and Networking Event – Whitworth Gallery – The Whitworth, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M15 6ER. Approx. 1.4 miles from Manchester Piccadilly Station.
Study Day Venue – Geoffrey Manton Building, Manchester Metropolitan University, Rosamond Street West, Manchester M15 6EB (see map, which includes local public parking). Approx. 1 mile from Manchester Piccadilly Station. NB This is close but not the same building as last year!
Manchester Piccadilly station – Piccadilly Station Approach, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M60 7RA
To get directions for walking see the WalkIt website. For other travel information see the visit Transport for Greater Manchester website.
(NB we hold no responsibility for the information contained on external websites).