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Contour (towers)

United Kingdom

The 1019th tallest building in the world

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Contour is a residential development under construction in the Castlefield area of Manchester, England. Once completed, it will comprise two 154-metre (505 ft), 51-storey skyscrapers designed by SimpsonHaugh architects as part of the Great Jackson Street masterplan, adjacent to the Deansgate Square skyscraper cluster. The towers incorporate a faceted design with chamfered edges, giving them a multi‑planar profile. Developed by Renaker, the project remains under construction, with Tower 1 structurally topped out in February 2026 and external cladding installation ongoing. When completed, they will be the joint seventh-tallest buildings in Greater Manchester.

Building data from Wikidata (CC0); heights normalised. Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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