RIBA North West, in association with the Manchester Society of Architects, Manchester Central, MediaCity UK and the University of Salford have put together a range of fringe activities to accompany the announcement of the winner of the RIBA Stirling Prize 2012 in Manchester on the 13 October. 

Wednesday 10 October
University of Salford Open Lecture with Martin Simpson, Arup
|Venue: University of Salford, MediaCity UK, Salford Quays M50 2HE
The event starts at 6.30pm.
Contact Alejandro Veliz on a.a.veliz@edu.salford.ac.uk| to book or for more information.

Friday 12 October
Architruck at MediaCity UK|
Venue: MediaCity UK, Salford Quays M50 2EQ
10am - 3pm
Drop by and find out more about the Stirling shortlist for this year.

Saturday 13 October
Architruck at Albert Square|
Venue: Albert Square, next to Manchester Town Hall M1 5DE
10am - 6pm
Why not come along and make use of the 'Ask an Architect' service the RIBA has provided for the day, great if you are thinking of having any work done to your home.
MSA Architectural Bus Tour
|Meeting Point: Albert Square, next to Manchester Town Hall M1 6DE
Join Phil Griffin from 1pm for a bus tour celebrating the sites of Manchester.
Contact mark.percival@the-msa.co.uk| for further details. The bus tour costs £9.50 per person.
Tour of Manchester Central 
Venue: Manchester Central, Petersfield, Manchester M2 3GX 
The architect behind Manchester Central, Roger Stephenson MBE, will be giving a tour of the venue for this year's announcement of the RIBA Stirling Prize winner.
Contact Gemma Spilling on g.spilling@manchester.co.uk| for more information.
'Continuity and Development: the work of Hodder + Partners'
Venue: RIBA Hub, CUBE, 113 - 115 Portland Street, Manchester M1 6DW
RIBA President-Elect, Stephen Hodder, will be launching this exhibition at the RIBA Hub| which looks at the work of Hodder + Partners from 2pm.
If you wish to attend please RSVP to ribahub@aol.com|

Sunday 14 October
MSA Architectural Walking Tour
|Meeting Point: National Football Museum, Urbis, Manchester M4 3BG
Get up close and personal with the architecture of Manchester with this walking tour, led by Phil Griffin.
Contact mark.percival@the-msa.co.uk| for further details.
The tour costs £5 per person.

The winner of the RIBA Stirling Prize 2012 will be announced at a special dinner| on Saturday 13 October at Manchester Central.