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Selfridges Building, Birmingham
Department store in Birmingham / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Selfridges Building is a landmark building in Birmingham, England. The building is part of the Bullring Shopping Centre and houses Selfridges Department Store. The building was completed in 2003 at a cost of £60 million[1] and designed by the architecture firm Future Systems. It has a steel framework with 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
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Selfridges Building | |
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General information | |
Type | Department Store |
Architectural style | Blobitecture |
Location | Park Street, Birmingham, England |
Coordinates | 52°28′40.02″N 1°53′32.13″W |
Construction started | 1999 |
Completed | September 2003 (2003-09) |
Cost | £60 million |
Owner | Selfridges & Co. |
Technical details | |
Structural system | Steel framework with sprayed concrete facade |
Floor count | 6 |
Floor area | 14,864m² (160,000sq ft) |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Jan Kaplický, Amanda Levete |
Architecture firm | Future Systems |
Structural engineer | Ove Arup & Partners |
Services engineer | Ove Arup & Partners |
Main contractor | Laing O'Rourke |
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