6-482: Centre City Tower or Center City Tower may refer to three buildings: Centre City Tower (Birmingham) , United Kingdom Center City Tower (Philadelphia) , United States Centre City Tower (Pittsburgh) , United States See also [ edit ] Tower City Center Centre City Building (Dayton, Ohio) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
12-578: Is a commercial building in the Birmingham city centre , England owned by Bruntwood . The building's architects were Richard Seifert and Partners. The Centre City complex consists of two buildings, the Tower and the Podium. The Podium is a low-rise building that surrounds the Tower base, but (with the exception of fire escapes) there is no direct connection between the two. This arrangement means that
18-463: The concession to run the theatre and it remained unused until c.1990, when it and the nightclub space were converted to additional office accommodation, under the title 'Centre City Atrium'. Before building work commenced, the 'lost' theatre was featured in an article in the UK trade journal New Civil Engineer . This may explain why the street at the back of the building is called 'Theatre Approach' though
24-499: The first floor of the Tower is at approximately seventh-floor level when compared with other buildings. When first constructed, the Podium contained at ground level a nightclub and a theatre. The theatre was a requirement of the City Council , who stipulated that a public amenity should be provided as a condition of granting planning permission. However, the proximity of three other theatres probably contributed to no-one taking up
30-401: The presence next door of the former Tatler Theatre may be a more convincing explanation. The Podium exterior was cleaned in mid-2006 using a power-washer. It was named as the 'ugliest building in the UK' by photography experts ParrotPrint. [REDACTED] Media related to Centre City Tower (Birmingham) at Wikimedia Commons This article about a West Midlands building or structure
36-501: The title Centre City Tower . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Centre_City_Tower&oldid=315529424 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Centre City Tower (Birmingham) Centre City Tower
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