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Urban Splash is a British company which regenerates decaying industrial warehouses, mills, Victorian terraced houses and other buildings. The company has its head office in Castlefield, Manchester, but works across the United Kingdom. The company has won 316 awards to date for its work in transforming these scheme, 46 of which have been awarded by the RIBA, this is the most any developer has received from the institute. It is currently shortlisted for more awards including three from the Daily Telegraph British Homes Awards. In September 2012 the company reported pre-tax losses of £9.3 million and debts of £234.4 million for the previous year. ==Projects== Established in 1993, the company has transformed disused buildings across the United Kingdom with schemes in cities including Castlefield, Chips and Ducie House in Manchester, Chimney Pot Park in Salford, Lister Mills in Bradford, Saxton in Leeds, Park Hill in Sheffield, The Vanilla and Tea Factories and The Matchworks in Liverpool, The Rotunda and Fort Dunlop in Birmingham, Lakeshore in Bristol, Stalybridge and Plymouth (Royal William Yard). The success in transforming these projects has been documented in the press with articles on Chimney Pot Park〔(Times online:Chimney Pot Park's regeneration by Urban Splash ) Retrieved on 2008-07-13〕 in Salford in The Times. The Observer wrote about Park Hill: "The cleverly planned, well-dimensioned flats have been reinstated, but with bigger windows and greater openness than before. The streets in the sky are back". Urban Splash also place emphasis on design, employing well respected architects such as Foster and Partners, ShedKM, Will Alsop, FAT Architects and Glenn Howells. In 2012, the company published a book documenting its relationship with architects and the schemes it had completed. The book was reviewed in The Times newspaper who said: "When it comes to rescuing the great industrial landmarks of the past, Urban Splash is in a class of its own".〔Marcus Binney (7 April 2012) ("Urban Splash has transformed vast relics into chic apartments" ), ''The Times''. Retrieved 5 August 2013.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Urban Splash」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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