{"id":2494,"date":"2019-11-24T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-24T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/manchesterbe.es\/?p=2494"},"modified":"2019-11-23T22:46:57","modified_gmt":"2019-11-23T22:46:57","slug":"2494","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/manchesterbe.es\/index.php\/2019\/11\/24\/2494\/","title":{"rendered":"St Peter&#8217;s Square &#8220;Hive&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; disabled_on=&#8221;on|on|on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Hide featured image &#8211; right click chevrons to expand and enable&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22.3&#8243; disabled=&#8221;on&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_row padding_mobile=&#8221;off&#8221; column_padding_mobile=&#8221;on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_width=&#8221;off&#8221; width_unit=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_post_title author=&#8221;off&#8221; categories=&#8221;off&#8221; comments=&#8221;off&#8221; featured_image=&#8221;off&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Hide Featured Image &#8211; if enabled HIDE post title in post settings (top right)&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.87&#8243; title_all_caps=&#8221;off&#8221; background_color=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0)&#8221; parallax=&#8221;on&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_effect=&#8221;on&#8221; module_bg_color=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0)&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;] [\/et_pb_post_title][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22.3&#8243;][et_pb_row padding_mobile=&#8221;off&#8221; column_padding_mobile=&#8221;on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_width=&#8221;off&#8221; width_unit=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]Located within 2 St Peter\u2019s Square, just next to the statue of Emmeline Pankhurst, <em>Hive<\/em> is a 16 foot interactive art installation that was installed back in April 2019. Commissioned by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbre.co.uk\/people-and-offices\/manchester\">CBRE<\/a>&nbsp;and created by James Billington (founder of event and floristry specialists <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Citiblooms\/\">CitiBlooms<\/a>), the stainless-steel \u2018beehive\u2019 structure sits to one side of the building&#8217;s main reception area.[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;http:\/\/manchesterbe.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/465-2.jpg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; align_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; align_phone=&#8221;&#8221; align_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Image&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.24.1&#8243; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; sticky=&#8221;off&#8221; always_center_on_mobile=&#8221;on&#8221;] [\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row padding_mobile=&#8221;off&#8221; column_padding_mobile=&#8221;on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_width=&#8221;off&#8221; width_unit=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]Six months in the making, it is constructed from 100 honeycomb hexagons covered in flowers and filled with the sound of buzzing bees. The space is designed to be multifunctional, suitable for both relaxation and meetings, and also act as a living garden, changing with the seasons.[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;http:\/\/manchesterbe.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/2019-11-15-12.26.16-Copy.jpg&#8221; align_tablet=&#8221;center&#8221; align_phone=&#8221;&#8221; align_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Image&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.24.1&#8243; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; sticky=&#8221;off&#8221; always_center_on_mobile=&#8221;on&#8221;] [\/et_pb_image][et_pb_image src=&#8221;http:\/\/manchesterbe.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/2019-11-15-12.27.00-Copy.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.24.1&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.6&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]Inside the Hive, dotted amongst the flowers are a number of small bees and beehives. 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