The new head office for The Co-operative Group is the centrepiece of a £800 million development in Manchester.

As new buildings go, this is unique. It’s the UK’s ‘greenest’ office building and the only one where the occupier grows the fuel that powers it.

For the Co-operative I have photographed the construction and occupation of the building and written a number of essays for a 160-page book that I have coordinated on its behalf.

Published in October, 2013 by Manchester University Press
160 pages, hardback, £20
Design by Axis Graphic Design
Available from Manchester University Press