Former footballers Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs have revealed a new Hodder + Partners-designed tower for Manchester, England, after dropping their original designs following uproar over the plan to raze several historic buildings.
The former Manchester United players-turned-devlopers are working with Burnley Football Club owner Brendan Flood on the plans for the St Michael's scheme, which they first unveiled in August 2016.
But the plans drawn up by Ken Shuttleworth of London studio Make were met with furore from residents and heritage body Historic England as they involved the demolition of a number of culturally signifcant buildings on Jackson's Row.
The Manchester Reform Synagogue ? one of the oldest in the UK ? a 1930s police headquarters and the 19th-century Sir Ralph Abercromby pub were all to be bulldozed to make way for the development, which includes a five-star hotel, as well as apartments, offices and a shopping centre. Revised plans for the site by former president of the Royal Institute of British Architects Stephen Hodder and his practice have aimed to reduce the impact on the half-hectare site in the centre of the northern English city.
A single 134.5-metre-tall tower will replace the two blocks initially proposed, and will be set towards the west of the site, further away from the town hall than the original scheme.

"This scheme has attracted national interest as well as passionate views in the Manchester community," said Neville.
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