PROGRAMME
SCALE: EXHIBITION
19 Sep - 15 Oct 2025 / Mon - Fri / 9am - 5pm
SEESAW, 86 Princess St, Manchester
Free Entry
The Northwest Small Practice Forum (NSPF) is a collective of like-minded architectural practices in the Northwest who are working together to positively change the culture of the profession and the spaces and places we create.
Their aim is to enhance the perception of small practices across the region and challenge the orthodoxy that bigger means better.
Advocating for the benefits of good design and the quality of work that their members produce, they promote a culture that encourages shared knowledge and mutual trust. Firmly believing that they are stronger together and have an important role to play in shaping the future of the built environment within the Northwest.
This exhibition showcases the breadth of experience and talent of the collective.
The exhibition is open to the public weekdays, 9am - 5pm.
Entry is free.
TAKING THE ROOF OFF
(STRETFORD MALL)
23 Sep 2025 / 6pm - 8pm
SEESAW, 86 Princess St, Manchester
Join us for the first in our series: Scale Talks hosted by the NSPF.
We will be exploring what happens when small architectural studios (MUTT) and large practices (Fielden Clegg Bradley Studios) work together, using the soon to be opened first phase of the Stretford Mall redevelopment as a case study.
This model of working has been championed extensively by the Greater London Authority, and is baked into their planning policy for all new major projects. However, up north, collaboration, particularly the integration of SME practices, is a seldom-seen phenomenon. We will explore why the benefits of this model of working and how it has bolstered what is set to be highly successful redevelopment in Manchester. Should this be something we are asking of our combined authorities?
SPEAKERS
Ernst ter Horst (MCAU, formerly FCBS)
Graham Burn (Studio MUTT)
TICKETS
Available from Eventbrite
General Admission: £15
Members: £5
Drink included.
TIMINGS
Talk 6pm-7pm
Interlude
Q&A 7.30-8pm
Stick around til 10pm.
RIGHT: ERNST TER HORST
SCALE
Brought to you by theNorthwest Small Practice Forum
In partnership with Construction Q
SEESAW
86 Princess St
Manchester M1 6NG
CONTACT
hello@nspf.uk