Castlefield chapel interior
The stunning Castlefield Chapel, specially opened and converted to gallery space for the show.
old inscription on church wall
Part of a faded inscription in the Chapel guilded by the Collective.
The Thin Veneer of Democracy installed at Castlefield Chapel, Manchester.
The Thin Veneer of Democracy installed at Castlefield Chapel, Manchester.
One of a series of under floor vitrines embedded in the Chapel floor.
One of a series of under floor vitrines embedded in the Chapel floor.
Recessed vitrine containing the hand painted logo of property company 'Bruntwood'.
Recessed vitrine containing the hand painted logo of property company 'Bruntwood'.
The hand painted prototype advertising shroud, displayed in an underfloor vitrine.
The hand painted prototype advertising shroud, displayed in an underfloor vitrine.
Vitrine containing customised Hi-Vis waistcoats for fictional management company 'Manco Services'.
Vitrine containing customised Hi-Vis waistcoats for fictional management company 'Manco Services'.
A dead Robin with tiny wooden arrows rests on a Manco Services jacket.
Who killed Cock Robin?
The front of an old Routemaster bus with 'The Arc of Opportunity' on the sign.
UHC ran bus tours around Manchester regeneration landmarks to accompany the exhibition.

Incursions in the Knowledge Capital

A derelict city centre church became the venue for an exhibition of UHC's 2005/6 projects exploring Manchester, its economic landscape and the public/private partnerships in Manchester City Council's 'Knowledge Capital' project.

Castlefield Chapel, designed by the same architect as Manchester's famous Free Trade Hall, was temporarily revived as a gallery space, with work displayed in specially created underfloor vitrines,

The exhibition was supported by Castlefield Gallery and the Arts Council England as part of Architecture Week 2006.

Bus tours around key Knowledge Capital and regeneration landmarks were also part of the show along with a launch of our first book (Collective Works) and our website project OpenCity.