- Alpha Tower
Infobox building
building_name = Alpha Tower
caption = Alpha Tower fromCentenary Square
building_type = Commercial
architectural_style =
structural_system =
location =Birmingham ,England
coordinates = coord|52|28|43|N|-1|54|21|E|type:landmark|scale:1000|region:GB|display=inline,title
start_date = 1969
completion_date = 1973
demolition_date =
height = convert|100|m|ft|0
floor_count = 28
main_contractor =
architect = George Marsh of Richard Seifert & Partners
structural_engineer =
services_engineer =
civil_engineer =
other_designers =
quantity_surveyor =
awards = Grade A locally listedAlpha Tower is a commercial building in
Birmingham ,England . It was built to a design by George Marsh of Richard Seifert & Partners as the headquarters of ATV. Now operated by the developersGVA Grimley , it provides office space for a number of companies and organisations, includingBirmingham City Council ,Network Rail ,Birmingham Arts Marketing , and theCriminal Cases Review Commission .It is a
landmark and is a Grade A locally listed building. It was nominated for listed building status byThe Twentieth Century Society in 2002, although the owners applied for aCertificate of Immunity from Listing . [ [http://www.c20society.org.uk/docs/listings/02_spring.html The 20th Century Society: Listings report, Spring 2002] ]An adjacent shorter tower was planned but was never built. [ [http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/ELibrary?E_LIBRARY_ID=59&a=1134944545704 Shaping the Seventies: 1970s Architecture in Birmingham] ] The site of the tower that was not built is now proposed as the location for another, but taller building called
V Building as part of the wider Arena Central development which will redevelop the formerCentral Independent Television studios which are adjacent to the tower. V Building will be 147 metres tall.The tower featured in the
Cliff Richard film "Take Me High " for both exterior and interior shots.ee also
*
List of highrise buildings in Birmingham, UK References
External links
* [http://www.birminghamuk.com/alphatower.htm BirminghamUK.com]
* [http://www.skyscrapernews.com/buildings.php?id=154 Skyscrapernews.com's entry]
* [http://www.skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=6251 SkyscraperPage.com's entry]
* [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=110779 Emporis.com's Entry]
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
