Selfridges Building, Birmingham
| Selfridges Building | |
|---|---|
Ove Arup & Partners | |
| Services engineer | Ove Arup & Partners |
| Main contractor | Laing O'Rourke |
The Selfridges Building is a landmark building in
sprayed concrete facade.[2] Since its construction, the building has become an iconic architectural landmark and seen as a major contribution to the regeneration of Birmingham.[3] It is one of the backgrounds as part of the Architecture theme in Windows 7
Architecture
The architecture firm
anodised
aluminium discs mounted on a blue background.
Awards
- RIBA Award for Architecture 2004
- Concrete SocietyAwards, Overall Winner 2004
- British Constructional Steelwork Association's Structural Steel Awards 2004[4]
- Royal Fine Art Commission Trust, Retail Innovation 2004
- Institution of Civil Engineers, Project Award Winner 2004
- Civic Trust Award 2004
- Retail Week Awards, Retail Destination of the Year 2004
Gallery
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Detail of aluminium disc cladding -
View from the Bull Ring -
Road level view of building -
Interior escalators -
Side view of the building
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-85946-245-4
- ^ Selfridges Structural Frame, Steel Construction.org, archived from the original on 24 October 2010
- ISSN 0307-1766. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- ^ "Structural Steel Design Awards 1969 - 2011". Steel Construction Info. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
External links
Media related to Selfridges Building, Birmingham at Wikimedia Commons
