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The city is located in the West Midlands, central England. It is the UK’s second largest conurbation and with its industrial past is known for a large network of canals and factory buildings. There are some notable arts buildings – such as galleries and concert halls – and civic buildings.
Major structures to visit include The Rotunda Conversion, Brindleyplace Buildings, New Street Gateway Project, Selfridges and the Beetham Tower – 10 Holloway Circus. The Cube designed by make architects is also worth a visit.
Famous architects with buildings in the city include Mecanoo (The Netherlands), Future Systems Architects, Foreign Office Architects, Ian Simpson Architects, BDP, and Stanton Williams.
11 Brindleyplace Birmingham, Glenn Howells Building, Office, Architect, Info, Design Brindleyplace Birmingham Midlands Office Building, central England – design by Glenn Howells 6 Oct 2010 Brindleyplace Building ELEVEN BRINDLEYPLACE NAMED BEST OF THE BEST NATIONAL COMMERCIAL WORKPLACE AT BCO AWARDS Argent’s Eleven Brindleyplace was voted the UK’s ‘Best Commercial Workplace’ and went on to be … Read more
Architype’s St Luke’s CE primary school has been awarded a BREEAM rating of ‘Excellent’, making it the only, and therefore first, of its kind in Britain.
This is not for the architecturally faint-hearted. Past winner of the RIBA Sustainability Award for a house made of cob walls in Worcester, and associate at Associated Architects, John Christophers has transformed an existing end of terrace house into a ground-breaking carbon-neutral family home of rare quality using low energy materials and environmental systems.
Birmingham Magistrates Court Building, Architect, Design, Images, News, Project, Info Birmingham Magistrates’ Court : Architecture Key Legal Development, Midlands, England, UK – design by Denton Corker Marshall 4 Jun 2010 New Magistrates’ Court Birmingham – Postponed images : Denton Corker Marshall Major Denton Corker Marshall project delayed – more information online soon 6 Jan 2009 … Read more
Longbridge Factory Project, Birmingham Building, News, Design, Architect, Property, Image Longbridge Plant Redevelopment Birmingham Architecture Information, West Midlands, England, UK – design by Marks Barfield 9 Mar 2010 Longbridge Factory Building New life for Longbridge – transformation of iconic factory into youth space Longbridge in Birmingham, once the site of the largest manufacturing plant in … Read more
Commissioned through MADE (Midlands Architecture & the Designed Environment) and the Government Office for the West Midlands this collaborative project between Sjölander da Cruz Architects and artist Gwen Heeney offers an alternative to the mass produced youth shelters that proliferate today to regenerate that area of Wolverhampton.
Wharfingers Cottage, Walsall, Building, Architect, Image, Regeneration, Info, News Wharfingers Cottage Walsall : New Architecture Proposal for Urban Splash, Midlands, UK – design by Feix&Merlin Architects 29 Oct 2008 Wharfingers Marketing Suite 2008- Feix&Merlin Architects This project is for an office for the Urban Splash (Midlands) Ltd. and their development team but also to provide … Read more
The Bull Ring is a major shopping centre in central Birmingham. When combined with Grand Central (to which it is connected via a link bridge) it is the United Kingdom’s largest city centre based shopping centre.
The Public, Birmingham, Architect, West Bromwich Building, Design, Images, Project, Picture The Public Birmingham : West Bromwich Architecture Development in Midlands, England, UK – design by Will Alsop Architect The Public Location: West Bromwich, West Midlands, central England, UK Date built: 2005 Design: Alsop & Partners; Atkins Architects Photographs: Roderick Coyne £54m approx. Arts Centre … Read more
Wren’s Nest Dudley, Underground Park Project, Image, Design Strata Project Dudley, central England Strata Dudley by Knight Architects + Moxon Architects, England page updated 26 Jul 2016 Wren’s Nest Dudley Knight Architects and Moxon Architects collaborate on ‘Strata’ – a large scale museum and interpretive complex in the Black Country Knight Architects and Moxon Architects … Read more
Selfridges Store Birmingham at The Bullring, UK, design by Future Systems Architects. This futuristic West Midlands building was built in 2003 at a cost of £60 million. It has a steel framework with sprayed concrete facade
Regal Tower, Birmingham Building, Project, Photo, News, Design, Property, Image Regal Tower Birmingham : Midlands Skyscraper Key Development in Birmingham, England – design by Aedas Architects 14 Dec 2009 Regal Tower Regal Tower Design Comments from CABE Design: Aedas Architects CABE criticise the proposal, demanding a more “innovative and robust approach” driven by sustainability. Describing … Read more
Pentavia Birmingham, West Midlands Development, England, Image, Architect Pentavia, West Midlands : Birmingham Office Development Birmingham Office Building – design by Aedas in the Midlands, UK page updated 26 Jul 2016 ; 15 Apr 2008 Pentavia Birmingham Aedas Designs New Birmingham Landmark Aedas, working with Birmingham Properties Group, will soon submit for planning approval on … Read more
Oakfield Road Property design by Sjölander da Cruz Architects in the West Midlands. The design is a response to the modern lifestyle of the client. Conceived as a series of interlocking spaces that form a ‘carved cube’
Meat Factory Nottingham building design by Marsh & Grochowski Architects, a domestic experiment in sustainable living, located in a deprived area of Nottingham and occupied by the architect owner
This is a single storey lightweight structure perched over A& E and the fracture clinic. It is situated in a busy and chaotic part of the town, cut off by roads and surrounded by hospital buildings with different dates, styles and looks all embracing one other.
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A rapid programme has been agreed to deliver a new building which is designed to be an inspirational public face for the University, this will comprise an entrance building, Newman University College, family learning centre and crèche.
