For example, graduates of 2013 attended the ceremony with fellow University of Manchester students in the Whitworth Hall, while the 2014 graduation was held by Manchester Metropolitan University in an external rented venue.

Since formation in 1996, of the 47 universities in the United Kingdom with RIBA accreditation,[1] the school was often ranked in Top 10.

Though the exterior is plain there is an attractive courtyard inside with pools and formally displayed a Barbara Hepworth sculpture.

[6][7] Its neighbours are the Dental Hospital, the Business School and the Arthur Lewis Building.

The B.15 Modelmaking Workshop was established within the basement of the building where it has served all architecture courses taught at the school since 1970.