Future Heritage: Reimagining the working class movement library Part 1 Project 2025 Grace Share University of Salford Salford | UK This project reimagines the Working Class Movement Library not as a static archive, but as a living part of civic infrastructure — a building designed to activate memory, not just preserve it. Set in Salford, the proposal addresses the tension between heritage and usability, where poor access, environmental decay, and outdated spatial logic risk undermining the Library’s public mission.Through a strategy of architectural retrofitting and programmatic zoning, the project separates active and quiet functions, improving accessibility and supporting new forms of public engagement. A rewilded landscape, inclusive entrances, and immersive archives ensure that the building is open to all — especially to those it was originally built to serve.At its core, the scheme treats memory as a shared resource. From climate-controlled archives and outdoor reading rooms to VR exhibits and a civic market, each intervention is carefully designed to balance preservation with participation. The result is a space that protects the past while enabling new futures — a library that doesn’t just hold knowledge, but transmits it. Tutor(s) Laura Coucill