A redevelopment feasibility study, 2001.

In September 2003 a partnership of agencies including Manchester city council, Salford City Council, and Manchester's four universities launched the initiative ‘Manchester: Knowledge Capital’ which aimed to create economic growth in the Manchester-Salford region based on knowledge and new ideas. Within this initiative the Knowledge Capital Arc of Opportunity was an area identified as the focus for economic renaissance, extending from the University of Salford in the west to Piccadilly Station in the east and the University quarter to the south. Perceived as a potential business location with special emphasis on cultural and knowledge economy businesses, The Arc of Opportunity was expected to accommodate as many as 50,000 of the 100,000 new jobs that were projected to be created from the ‘Manchester: Knowledge Capital’ initiative. Following the launch, partners worked on a series of masterplans which aimed to contribute to the delivery of the vision.

May also be known under project code MANTV - possily referring to the 'transport vision.'

In 2004 Manchester City Council together with its partners, Ask Property Development and Taylor Woodrow Capital Developments, appointed Terry Farrell and Partners as lead masterplanners for Manchester's Southern Gateway regeneration project.

They were asked to develop a comprehensive plan for the 72-ha Southern Gateway area of the city centre, identified as a key regeneration area for the next 5-15 years. The Southern Gateway area encompassed the Knott Mill and Gaythorn areas to the north of the Mancunian Way, bounded by Castlefield in the west and Oxford Road in the east. Before being appointed as lead masterplanners, the practice was already working within the Southern Gateway on the £130m Macintosh Village.

Sir Terry said: "Southern Gateway is rich in history but industrialisation has robbed the local community of its historic street pattern and access to the River Medlock. We now have the opportunity to reclaim these areas for public use."

Project Partners; Taylor Woodrow
Engineering Consultant: Arup

Terry Farrell and Partners began masterplanning the redevelopment of the Lots Road Power Station site for Hong Kong developer Hutchison Whampoa in 1996, in partnership with Circadian developers and Taylor Woodrow.

The final proposals involved converting the red-brick power station for residential use (Site A) and introducing a 37-storey tower, a 25-storey tower and several lower-rise blocks on the 4.6ha site (site B), which straddled the boroughs of Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham.

Representatives of Kensington & Chelsea borough – as well as local residents – opposed aspects of the scheme, but deputy prime minister John Prescott granted it consent in 2006, following a public inquiry. The project finally broke ground in 2013 following further delays prompted by the 2008-9 financial crisis and preparatory work for the Thames Tideway Tunnel.

The first phase was completed in 2018. Formation Architects is targeting completion in 2024 for the power station itself.

Construction Partners:
Planning Consultancy: DP9
Building Consultancy: TGA
Engineering Consultant: Arup
Main Contractor: Taylor Woodrow
Landscape Design: Randle Siddeley Associates

Material in the collection also has the project code of LRTW.

Quantum Leap Project - The New Cancer Centre, involved a £90 million refurbishment of an exclusive hospital in 3-5 Devonshire Place, Mayfair. The main design scheme involved maximising natural daylight throughout the building by creating glazed atriums leading into the consultant's rooms, extension of lightwells to all building levels, and the extension of garden landscaping to the roof. The major major design intervention was the full height, top lit atrium which directly linked each consulting space, suite and associated waiting area.

The different functions of the building were developed around the existing building form, meaning that outpatient functions occupied lower levels and consulting rooms were relocated to the top of the building, reminiscent of traditional Harley Street suites.

Key attention was paid to a new ground level reception area with a generous reception desk, concierge and porter's office. This level also provided easy access to pharmacy and administrative hospital functions. An additional major design intervention was the full height, top lit atrium which directly linked each consulting space, suite and associated waiting area.

Limehouse Television Studios, West India Docks, London (1982-1983). This scheme comprised the conversion and extension of a rum and banana warehouse on Canary wharf in London's docklands, initially built in 1952. The existing warehouse was a large three-storey brick and concrete frame, and the project brief was to insert two television studios designed to high technical specifications, plus ancillary production, office and workshop accommodation. A new mezzanine floor was added along the north entrance frontage to provide additional area for performers, dressing-rooms, and related facilities. At ground level a large reception area constituted the main focus of the building, leading to the main stair and lift, studios and production area, and public client rooms. Externally, six substantial new elements were added to the entrance elevation, both to provide additional accommodation and to give the building a new identity. These are closely related in appearance and proportionate in scale to the massive build of the existing warehouse.

Construction Partners:
Acoustic and Theatre Design Consultants: Sandy Brown Associates

Active project dates: approximately 1989.

In July 1987 MAB issued a redevelopment proposal for the Leeds Markets Area and Quarry Hill, a 17 acre site between Eastgate and Stage IV of the ring road. In February 1989 the developers for the site, MAB UK Ltd, appointed Terry Farrell and Company for the initial concept stage of planning, with the intention of subsequently appointing them for the masterplan and the master architect stage. In September 1989, MAB arranged for Terry Farrell and Company to present proposals to Leeds City Council. In November 1989, Leeds City Council agreed that there was the need for a comprehensive masterplan to be drawn up for the Quarry Hill site. At this point Terry Farrell and Company were formally invited to submit an initial exercise which would put forward some preliminary ideas for the site incorporating various use options, along with the associated identification of potential sites for these uses, and boundaries for the PSA and British Council requirements for the site.

This masterplan project also correlates with the urban plan for the Kirkgate site, which was frozen whilst the Quarry Hill master plan was developed.

The Leeds Partnership was developed as a joint venture between Hammerson UK Properties and Town Centre Security to deliver the Eastgate and Harewood Quarter Scheme. This scheme was developed between 2006-2007. The partnership proposed a compulsory purchase order for lands totalling 8.835 ha within the city centre of Leeds, affecting 131 separate plots and several hundred owners, leasers and occupiers.

The redevelopment of this area was to turn derelict city-centre land into a major mixed use development. The proposed development was to include 117,000 sqm of retail space, a new department store, cafes, restaurants and leisure uses, a cinema, 600 residential units with 15% affordability, a new public realm and the pedestrianisation of Eastgate. The refurbishment and repair of listed buildings was also included in the proposed plans. This new scheme was designed to raise the international profile of Leeds, narrow the gap between disadvantaged groups and other communities within the city, and develop the regional capital generating power of the area.

Construction Partners:
Landscape Architect: Gillespies

This project (1986-1992) was located at 125 London Wall, also known as Alban Gate, a postmodernist building on London Wall in the City of London. The site beside the road upon which Alban Gate was built was originally home to Lee House, a modernist office complex constructed during re-development after WWII. In 1986, spurred by Margaret Thatcher's ‘Big Bang’ deregulation of financial markets and the need for more large-floorplate modern office space, planning permission was granted for the demolition of Lee House.

Construction of the complex began in 1990 and was completed in 1992 with 18 floors and a maximum height of 82 m (270 ft). Architects Terry Farrell and Partners sought to bridge the urban barrier of London Wall by utilising the air rights over the roadway. The complex was composed of two twin towers, set at a 90-degree angle to each other, with one straddling London Wall itself and offering pedestrian passage via an arcade which housed shops and restaurants suspended over the road. Though the towers are visually distinct from an external perspective, their floorplates are connected and share a central service core. The development also incorporated low rise-housing around a sheltered square at the building's base.

Project material references are either under LEE or AG.

Construction Partners:
Engineering Consultant: Arup