Coming out of World War II heavily bombed and facing a deep economic crisis following the closure of historic cotton mills, Manchester has managed to reinvent its profile and future, thanks especially to investments in the cultural and architectural sectors. In the post-war period, world-renowned architects worked here converting neglected areas, repurposing old buildings, and unleashing strong creative energies, following the path of the great Norman Foster, who was actually born in Manchester.
Palaces in austere classical style have thus been complemented by the spectacular Trinity Bridge, designed by Santiago Calatrava; the Imperial War Museum by architect Daniel Libeskind; and the Piccadilly Gardens Papillon by the ingenious Tadao Ando.
