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Rachel Haugh

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Beetham Tower, Manchester

Rachel Haugh is an English architect who co-founded SimpsonHaugh and Partners with Ian Simpson in 1987.[1] Her practice operates in Manchester and London.[2] Haugh was shortlisted for the Woman Architect of the Year Award in 2015.[3][4]

Haugh attended Marple Hall School in Manchester and studied architecture at the University of Bath.[3]

Haugh worked on the Beetham Tower in Manchester, a landmark 47-storey mixed use skyscraper which was completed in 2006.[5] She also worked on One Blackfriars,[6] a mixed-use development at No. 1 Blackfriars Road in Bankside, London, known as The Vase due to its shape, which completed in 2018.[7] Haugh has also worked on the redevelopment of Battersea Power Station and the overhaul of Granada Studios in Manchester.[6]

Her clients include the Beetham Organisation, Berkeley Group Holdings, Downing Developments, Manchester City Council, Treasury Holdings, Urban Splash, University of Manchester and University College London.[8]

References

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  1. ^ Williams, Jennifer (27 July 2017). "The pair who created Manchester's skyline - and what they want to do next". manchestereveningnews.co.uk. Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  2. ^ "women in architecture: DiverseCity profiles". women-in-architecture. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  3. ^ a b "The Inventory: Rachel Haugh". Financial Times. Financial Times. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Woman Architect of the Year shortlist: Rachel Haugh". Architectural Review. architectural-review. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Beetham Tower Manchester". SkyScraperNews. 14 February 2008. Archived from the original on 22 February 2008. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Woman Architect of the Year shortlist: Rachel Haugh". Architects Journal. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  7. ^ White, Anna (19 November 2016). "One Blackfriars: an exclusive look inside the Vase, London's newest skyscraper". The Telegraph. telegraph. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Rachel Haugh". Architects Journal. architectsjournal. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
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