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Summary
In 2021, Arup and architects Tonkin Liu unveiled their Combined Heat and Power Plant Tower of Light structure in the heart of Manchester in the UK.
This nine-storey, 40m-tall tower structure supports and encloses chimneys for the city’s low carbon energy centre. It serves heating to a number of iconic buildings, including The Bridgewater Hall and Manchester Town Hall, with its energy used across a district spanning 2km.
The team won the project in Autumn 2017, based on a collective vision inspired by the natural world which ensured the strength required for the building’s vital purpose would not jeopardise its material usage, efficiency, or aesthetics.
This meant an integrated approach formed of energy efficient engineering and design excellence.
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