The Lowry stands on a triangular site at the end of Pier 8 in Salford Quays. James Stirling Michael Wilford Associates won the competition in 1990 to 1991, and Michael Wilford carried on after Stirling died in June 1992. Buro Happold was structural engineer and Bovis the contractor. Groundbreaking was on June 19, 1997. It opened on April 28, 2000 and cost 106 million pounds.
The building is mostly stainless steel and glass, with a promenade around it. The Lyric Theatre seats 1,730 and has the largest stage in the UK outside the West End. The Quays Theatre seats 466.
The gallery holds about 400 works by L. S. Lowry. Queen Elizabeth II officially opened it on October 12, 2000.
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