In this issue…

• ON THE COVER:  Whitworth Locke is a high-end 160-room hotel in Manchester which connects three Victorian buildings, stripped back to reveal their original charm. For the full report on this project, go to page 31. Cover image © Grzywinski+Pons
• As part of a UK first in sustainable masterplanning, Architype’s Eco Business Centre brings flexible shared workspace plus exemplar energy credentials to ‘eco-town’ North West Bicester. Sébastien Reed reports.
• James Parker speaks to the architect of a complex restoration project in Manchester to create a boutique hotel which enhances industrial Victorian architecture, and celebrates the city’s trading history.
• Additional features, interviews and comments from Closomat, Morris + Company, Ketley Brick, Kee Systems, Teknos GBI, and more.

And much more…