Modernist Metro Modern Map | Manchester (UK) | By Lee Fleming
July 22, 2014
Released in October 2013 by the Manchester Modernist Society and accompanied by a free tour of the city in a 1960s Manchester City Transport bus, the Metro Modern map is a unique guide to Manchester's 20th century architecture.
The Metro Modern map includes the CIS Tower, Central Reference Library, alongside lesser known buildings such as St Augustines RC Church and the CWS Building. The topological map is ideal for any visiting architecture enthusiasts and all sites can be explored on foot or by a free Metroshuttle bus, with all buildings in walking distance from one of Manchester's three Metro Shuttle bus routes.
The Manchester Modernist Society commissioned graphic designer Des Lloyd Behari to design the map, he collaborated with Daniel Russell to illustrate 20 accompanying buildings selected by the Society on the reverse. Available for free from selected Manchester independents TAKK, Fig & Sparrow or the Manchester Art Gallery, you can also purchase the Metro Modern map for the price of a stamp (£0.70) from the Manchester Modernist Society website.