AN IMPRESSIVE new model revealing the plans for one of Liverpool’s emerging waterfront sites was unveiled yesterday as the centrepiece of a major exhibition.

The Making of Mann Island, which opened at the Renew Rooms, in Wood Street, yesterday, explains how the controversial three granite “wedges” development has evolved in Liverpool’s World Heritage site.

The four-week exhibition will give the public a chance to see what the completed scheme will look like and understand more about how Liverpool-trained lead architect, Matt Brook and his team set about designing the development between the famed Three Graces and the Grade I-Listed Albert Dock complex.

Mr Brook said: “I gained my degree at Liverpool John Moores University.

“This was a dream commission for myself and Broadway Malyan. This is a unique site that requires a sensitive and bespoke design solution. Buildings are like people – they form relationships.

“New buildings must respect their neighbours; they must live with them and not compete against them.

“We completely rejected the idea of a Fourth Grace.