Birmingham

United Kingdom

Rankings

by no. of 150m+ completed buildings

#

321

Tallest City in

the World
#

35

Tallest City in

Europe
#

3

Tallest City in

United Kingdom

Buildings

Rank
Name
Status

Completed

Architecturally Topped Out

Structurally Topped Out

Under Construction

On Hold

Proposed

Vision

Never Completed

Demolished

Competition Entry

Canceled

Proposed Renovation

Under Renovation

Renovated

Under Demolition

Height

1

The Mercian

130 m / 427 ft

2

10 Holloway Circus

130 m / 427 ft

3

Beorma Tower

110.6 m / 363 ft

4

103 Colmore Row

102.5 m / 336 ft

5

The Bank Tower 2

102 m / 335 ft

6

Alpha Tower

100 m / 328 ft

7

Cleveland Tower

90 m / 295 ft

8

Clydesdale Tower

90 m / 295 ft

9

Orion Tower

90 m / 295 ft

10

The Rotunda

81 m / 266 ft

Videos

12 June 2013

London and Beyond: Regionalism and the British Skyscraper

There are very few architects who have built tall buildings across numerous cities in the UK, and yet several cities outside London have enthusiastically embraced...

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Research

01 February 2009

The Skycourt - A Comparison of Four Case Studies

The effects of industrial capitalism and secularism have not only seen the fall of public man (Sennett 1976) but the slow disintegration of the public...

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Research

26 February 2001

Birmingham: Inventing a New Life for the 21st Century

In 1998-99 Rod Duncan participated in an international professional exchange to Birmingham. Duncan writes on the valuable lessons from Birmingham, identifying the factors influencing its...

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