Took some pics on my way into town...

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Took some pics on my way into town...

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Splendid pics there :) :) :)

That blank wall has a great sculptural quality, if you will forgive my pretentious wank.

Well good architecture is basically an inhabitable sculpture, so they've done well! I agree about the blank walls - it's fun zooming in on them:

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Forgot to mention that they've got rid of the random cladding on the back of the tower: (:banana:)

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I like it.

It looks like it's recycled out of old tin cans though which leads me to think that perhaps it should really be called 'Tin Tower'.

Nice bulding .

I have to say that outside this forum, I have heard no positive opinions on this building. Several negatives though.

I think there are a few outside this forum who have a good word to say about this building, even though we all know there are negatives kicking around too.

Gherkin - Could you pop these pics up on Flickr?

I've got some new ones too that might be interesting if i can remember my password to upload.

The stepped design is stunning.

I have to say that outside this forum, I have heard no positive opinions on this building.

Well the only 'negative' is "it looks a bit rusty" ... and that's the point! It's got a great sculptural quality to it. Leeds needs a few more daring buildings like this, so best not be negative about it or else we'll end up with more bland flats.


Gherkin - Could you pop these pics up on Flickr?



Uploading now... search for Leeds and they'll pop up.

Well like you, I like it, but I was talking to someone about it the other day. We were talking about the cost of student accommodation in Leeds and I mentioned the cost of Broadcasting Tower. They said "that's ridiculous, it doesn't even look nice- we were looking at it earlier, it's so ugly".

they're all on flickr now (plus granary wharf pics)

You have the option of grabbing the URL of the large size too :happy:

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nice photos of it nearly finished. Indescribably better than Sky Plaza and Opal and goes to show what you can really get if you put your mind to it.

Well like you, I like it, but I was talking to someone about it the other day. We were talking about the cost of student accommodation in Leeds and I mentioned the cost of Broadcasting Tower. They said "that's ridiculous, it doesn't even look nice- we were looking at it earlier, it's so ugly".

They could just be ignorant. :lol:
Most people don't know it will weather over time.

Yes they are ignorant, but unfortunately I find most people are generally ignorant.

Hi guys, not been on blog for a while but thought must comment after passing the broadcasting Place site the other day. WOW!!!! it looks FAB!
The construction company have turned out a fantastic building which will be around for many years to come and complements the other great buildings in Leeds

Yes they are ignorant, but unfortunately I find most people are generally ignorant.

So do I. :lol:
Btw, I hope that wasn't a subtle dig at me, but if it is, well done!

Noticed yesterday that the signs have now been added to the new baptist church unit.

These lower risen elements look absolutely stunning:

http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/4070/375977029080825b8352o.jpg

http://www.flickr.com/photos/19485245@N00/3759770290/

Don't know if it's just the HDR but the radiance of the cladding in the sun together with the reflective glass make this something special.

Seems the webcam is no more :(:

http://broadcastcam.leedsmet.ac.uk/view/index.shtml

I think this will make the RIBA short list next year....

Well done Leeds, took guts to approve something like this, and its paid off.

here's some i took.


http://www.skyscrapernews.com/images/pics/2198BroadcastingPlace_pic2.jpg

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I drove past the Manchester one on Saturday. Having had a couple of years to settle it looks quite evenly weathered; much less like a rusty shipwreck, more deliberate and somewhat more refined.

Do you reckon the bits under the overhangs will always be less orange?

I thought that. Is there a point where the cladding 'stops weathering' and is fully weathered though? If so then surely it would just take the bits under the overhangs longer to weather fully?

I think that's the point and a very interesting way to form a colour gradient too. I imagine it'll all eventually look the same after a long while. Great photos by the way Gothicform.

Another discussion on "that rusty building" going on right here

http://www.waccoe.com/index.php?showtopic=154319&st=0

Mmm dont know where it went before

http://www.waccoe.com/index.php?showtopic=154319&st=0

Mmm dont know where it went before

Their opinions seems pretty mixed but slightly in favour of it. One of them posted a link to this forum saying, 'that website is a bigger timewaster than wikipedia'!!! :O

I have to admit that I have heard no positive opinions of this building except on this forum.

I think that Waccoe is a great source of opinions on most things. :lol:

P.s I am not the Immunda Leodis on that site....:lol:

I have to admit that I have heard no positive opinions of this building except on this forum.

Did you bother to follow the link:

http://www.waccoe.com/index.php?showtopic=154319&st=0

Mmm dont know where it went before

I drove past the Manchester one on Saturday. Having had a couple of years to settle it looks quite evenly weathered; much less like a rusty shipwreck, more deliberate and somewhat more refined.

So what is the colour of the Manchester one after a couple of years? Has it got darker?

Im just trying to ascertain what we can expect on this in the future.

So what is the colour of the Manchester one after a couple of years? Has it got darker?

Im just trying to ascertain what we can expect on this in the future.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=38755426&postcount=104

So what is the colour of the Manchester one after a couple of years? Has it got darker?

Im just trying to ascertain what we can expect on this in the future.

I think it's not so much darker, more like a bit more red, and more evenly finished all over.

Any updates on this? I move in, in 33 days, 33 days to long if you ask me! I'm soo excited it's like waiting for Christmas!! :D

It's all getting pretty close now Wade, so stay cool.

A couple of nice Black & White pics on Flickr ,under Broacasting Place, showing off the sculptural side of things if you fancy a look.

Already looked at them lol. I'd love some more pics of the interior though!

The webcam is back up :D

http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa279/wade247/image.jpg

What a treat. I saw this yesterday- seems to have weathered quite well actually. The facade facing Woodhouse Lane didn't seem like such a big lump of rusty metal anymore- was actually quite sculptural.

Nice to hear it might be growing on you No1. Give it a few more months for the cladding to mature and seew hat you think then.

Well I never 'disliked' it as such. But I do understand where people are coming from when they say it's just a big lump of rusty metal.

You could see the sculptural quality of the overhangs but it was very hard to see the parts where the building comes out from the section above because these bits have been equally weathered and have no shadow, as opposed to areas under overhangs that were also in shadow.

Coming in on the train from Bramley, this looks absolutely spectacular!

A selection of recent photographs of the development:

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Think these were from that other forum.


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Dan, you've posted some great shots! - I'm torn between preferring the black and white shots for showing off the sculptural form of the buildings or the colour shots for demonstrating how warm the steel looks.

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This is what the tower looked like when I saw it yesterday. It shows better what I was trying to explain in that the left side is equally weathered.

Great pictures. Looking at them, it suddenly struck me that the main building looks a bit like a giant game of Jenga! :lol:

It's wonderful but won't make the Architectural Review. It isn't in London or continental Europe.:ohno:

It looks so raw and unique, there isn't one thing i don't like about it..

Awesome building, looking better every day

Its excellent on 3 sides, but that view above is a disgrace. What does it overlook?

^ A motorway, and a pub on the other side of the motorway.

^ A motorway, and a pub on the other side of the motorway.

Not just any pub, a pub in a BOAT!

Interesting thread with some cracking photos.

Im curious how people feel now its possible to get a closer look and walk between the buildings?

Aesthetically its obviously a nice looking building, but personally ive been quite disappointed by the buildings other qualities. The promised "courtyard" is nothing more than a through route and is a dark lifeless space. The decision to put the workshops on the ground floor seems a bad one as these are rarely used meaning that there will be little activity to see through the generous amounts of glazing, on the side with the cafe there is no glazing just a big sandstone block so nothing to see there either! I think there needed to be much more activity at ground level to make this space between the buildings feel welcoming. Im not sure how comfortable i will feel walking though this space when its dark in winter. The interior looks nothing special. The student flats are pretty standard fare and except for the area with the spiral staircase and the studio it seems to be mostly low suspended ceilings. I wish they had covered the space between the two buildings a bit like they have at sheffield hallam with its large multi height internal space.

Will have to see what its like when term kicks off i guess!

^ A motorway, and a pub on the other side of the motorway.

Ah ok. What does everyone think about the pain windowless side?

It just annoys me that it exists on what i think otherwise is an excellent building.

I am seriously fantastically impressed by this building.

Ah ok. What does everyone think about the pain windowless side?

It just annoys me that it exists on what i think otherwise is an excellent building.

I had my doubts at first but I don't think it would work if it had windows. It looks like a sculpture from Woodhouse Lane- this effect would be completely broken up if it had windows (unless the whole facade was glass).

Interesting thread with some cracking photos.

Im curious how people feel now its possible to get a closer look and walk between the buildings?

Aesthetically its obviously a nice looking building, but personally ive been quite disappointed by the buildings other qualities. The promised "courtyard" is nothing more than a through route and is a dark lifeless space. The decision to put the workshops on the ground floor seems a bad one as these are rarely used meaning that there will be little activity to see through the generous amounts of glazing, on the side with the cafe there is no glazing just a big sandstone block so nothing to see there either! I think there needed to be much more activity at ground level to make this space between the buildings feel welcoming. Im not sure how comfortable i will feel walking though this space when its dark in winter. The interior looks nothing special. The student flats are pretty standard fare and except for the area with the spiral staircase and the studio it seems to be mostly low suspended ceilings. I wish they had covered the space between the two buildings a bit like they have at sheffield hallam with its large multi height internal space.

Will have to see what its like when term kicks off i guess!

Yes I often find that going to see unoccupied buildings on what is effectively still a building site is a great way to get the feel of a place. Wait for it to open at least.

Went on a lil trip today, attempting to find a job. HA! Took some pics though. 3 weeks today!!

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P.S. Sorry about the quality, had to use my iPhone's crappy camera!

It's looking good wade. I've found out I'll be studying on the 5th floor of the lowrise element come September - I just hope I'm not facing the car park to the north...

Yeah I've seen the plans, the architecture department's taking up the top floors of both buildings. Pictures really don't do this building justice, so much better in real life!

I move in 10 days and by the looks of the webcam it still doesn't look finished. I have friends moving in on the 12th too, they're gonna be cutting it fine me thinks.

i think you'll find that's just the landscaping so dont worry too much.
If you Google Broadcasting Place there is a song written by "Rhode Island" called Rust Hulk which refers to our little Rusty.

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took them today so there fresh

lol. I love the painted ones. Thanks for all your photos today!

You're Welcome Anytime mate

anytime my firend!!!!!!!! :lol:

good old times lol! when i uster act as if i were dumb

Great building, but im not sure about that cladding.

A few shots from yesterday. I have to say, even though from some angles it looks less than ideal, I really love it from up close :)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3451/3973468685_54647a6c8c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/v4idas/3973468685/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3447/3973468727_38a5e1000f.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/v4idas/3973468727/in/photostream/)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2422/3974236112_c7b9d0d3a9.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/v4idas/3974236112/in/photostream/)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2673/3973468857_a2a9beaf7a.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/v4idas/3973468857/in/photostream/)

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Wow...

Subliving.

I really wish this building would have some uplighting to really emphasize the angled blank facade. It would look fantastic at night.

Val, old man, I love your pictures :cheers:

They're great shots of a great development.

What an exraordinary building. This has probably been asked before but what is the cost effectiveness of those iron cladding panels? They look so striking (and are presumably low maintainance) that I'm suprised that they aren't used more often. Familiarity would breed contempt I suppose, but I can't help thinking how much better some of the other developments like blue or west point would be if clad in iron rather than ceramic or aluminium.

Wonder what the view from the top looks like.

Wonder what the view from the top looks like. Like this,

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one of the few buildings I like in leeds. Its a great addition to your skyline

one of the few buildings I like in leeds. Its a great addition to your skyline


Get lost.

Bit harsh!

I actually like this building, Granary Wharf and also Bridgewater Place. But other than that I think allot of the buildings seem to be cheaply made.

In twenty years time I can imagine your city will look extremely dated and you will be left with these monstrosities, just like Sheffield stuck with its fair share of poorly thought out buildings.

I'm working in the 5th floor studio of the lowrise element that's connected to the tower - the inside space is huge, open plan, but this does make the area sound like a canteen rather than an architecture studio. There's a lovely mac suite on the 4th floor... but not everything works yet. My favourite thing about the building is the free anti-bacterial handwash that they place by all the lift doors so you can sanitise your hands while you wait for the lifts :)

And brilliant photos Vaidas! Stick them on flickr!

That will be the legacy of buildings built in the Swine Flu era lol.

^^ They're all over the Civiq Quarter. There on every floor in the library. Broadcasting Place is such a nice building to study in. It's so light and airy.

In twenty years time I can imagine your city will look extremely dated and you will be left with this monstrosities, just like Sheffield stuck with its fair share of poorly thought out buildings.


You can imagine what you like.
Like I said, get lost.

And brilliant photos Vaidas! Stick them on flickr!

Thanks, Gherkin! These photos are on flickr already. just click on them ;)

Smashing shots Vaidas. :)

The sun sets over lego land. Not sure the rust box does it for me but at least it takes a few chances which gives it points in my mind.

From Aspect 14

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I also noticed today that Broadcasting Tower has now got two red warning lights on the top of it.

I also noticed today that Broadcasting Tower has now got two red warning lights on the top of it.

I also noticed that. They really add to the form of the night time skyline from Scott Hall Road which is now looking impressive.

I wish it had a lighting scheme though- it's so sculptural. It's a shame that this isn't highlighted at night.

Yea it really does add to the night skyline. I agree a lighting scheme would set this project off perfectly, shame the architects/developers didn't draw some in, maybe we should all get torches and stand underneath it :-p

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2715/4037247253_81377cfd9f_o.jpg

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=45124199 Get voting for Leeds

A few shots from yesterday. I have to say, even though from some angles it looks less than ideal, I really love it from up close :)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3451/3973468685_54647a6c8c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/v4idas/3973468685/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3447/3973468727_38a5e1000f.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/v4idas/3973468727/in/photostream/)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2422/3974236112_c7b9d0d3a9.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/v4idas/3974236112/in/photostream/)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2673/3973468857_a2a9beaf7a.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/v4idas/3973468857/in/photostream/)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2582/3974236220_a4990d7ae9.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/v4idas/3974236220/in/photostream/)

These are brilliant photographs, and that is an excellent building.

In my opinion, this is the best contemporary building in Leeds by a mile. Its form, materials and design are very unique and interesting, and the quality of the cladding is very good - this becomes clear when you get up close to it and see the glazing and metal cladding. It's one of those love it or hate it ones, but I think anybody with good taste would like this one. It challenges people, and I imagine an awful lot of the masses will hate it because it isn't bland enough for them.

I find it odd that people pick on this brilliant building when that complete and utter shit, Sky Plaza, is only over the road. Just goes to show how dull and utterly crap "architecture" can get away with not being noticed.

My only criticism of this building is that it would have been nice to see windows facing towards the city centre, to liven it up a bit at night, and make it seem less monolithic from the city centre. But other than that is is excellent.

At first I thought it would be a good to have some windows facing the City, but I've changed my mind since. The fact it has no windows and that facade is so sculptural makes it appear as a sculpture and a focal point for Woodhouse Lane.

From today's YEP:

Leeds: Controversial building set for opening

Published Date: 02 November 2009

By Debbie Leigh

Ballerinas and circus-style performers will take centre stage at the official opening of a striking new structure in Leeds. The rust-coloured Broadcasting Place, the new home of Leeds Metropolitan University's Faculty of Arts & Society, is one of the most recent additions to the city's skyline and its unusual appearance has already divided opinions.

Leeds Met partners Northern Ballet Theatre and the university's Ninja Poi display team will be showcasing their skills in the landmark development on Woodhouse Lane tomorrow and the formal opening will be carried out by Northern Editor of the Guardian, Martin Wainwright, who was born in Leeds.

Professor Chris Bailey, dean of the Faculty of Arts & Society, said: "Broadcasting Place has already been described as the most notable addition to the Leeds skyline in decades."

He added: "As its oxidising surface weathers to a deep red colour – as the Angel of the North now has after 10 years – its other virtues will become apparent: the environmental excellence of the design, the quality of its internal spaces, and the contribution it makes to Leeds as a walkable city."

Over the summer around 300 staff and 4,000 students moved into Broadcasting Place, which consists of two buildings – one of which is predominantly teaching and office space, the other is mainly studios and workshops.

The site is next to Old Broadcasting House – also now part of Leeds Met – the former home of BBC Leeds until it moved into the city centre in 2004. The new buildings represent the largest investment in arts and humanities education in Leeds for about a century.

Now just wait for the letters From Disgusted in Alwoodley about what a monstrosity Broadcasting Place is, looks as though it's been put together from scrap iron, call themselves architects? etc, etc, etc

Now just wait for the letters From Disgusted in Alwoodley about what a monstrosity Broadcasting Place is, looks as though it's been put together from scrap iron, call themselves architects? etc, etc, etc


A bit of a slur on the suburb of my birth!
Mind you, I did have a go at Cross Gates the other week so it's probably my turn.
Didn't Fred2 say he was from Alwoodley?

Technically I'm from Wigton Moor.

The official opening went off pretty well last night
including some well chosen words from the great and good and a bit of ballet to finish.

Broadcasting Place has been nominated as Leeds' favourite building:

http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/Leeds39s-Favourite-Building-Broadcasting-Place.5831944.jp

It looks like it was designed by someone at IKEA, it is grotesque.

It looks like it was designed by someone at IKEA, it is grotesque.

If you can't admire the absolute raw feeling it has, with it's industrial like massing complemented by it's incredible cladding.. then I think you need to look at in a different way. It's an 'awesome' piece of architecture.

Otherwise you may develop tunnel-vision taste.

Of all the new buildings in Leeds to compare to ikea, you've definitely picked the worst option!

Weathering steel isn't cheap - it's a quality material that's built to last for decades; not some cheap plastic cladding that'll need to be replaced in ten years. I assume that the ikea argument was only aimed at the cladding? This isn't a cheap and cheerful building at all - it will look better with age.

Considering how popular IKEA is, is it really a bad thing if it is being compared to IKEA products...

ikea's well known for designing cheap prodcuts in bright colours - broadcasting place is completely the opposite!

It looks like it was designed by someone at IKEA, it is grotesque.

:ohno: What a silly man :bash:

Of all the new buildings in Leeds to compare to ikea, you've definitely picked the worst option!

Weathering steel isn't cheap - it's a quality material that's built to last for decades; not some cheap plastic cladding that'll need to be replaced in ten years. I assume that the ikea argument was only aimed at the cladding? This isn't a cheap and cheerful building at all - it will look better with age.

I know it is steel but from a glance it looks wooden, it is definately on the fringes of mainstream design though considering the buildings in Leeds it suits your city but if you put it in one of the clusters in London beside more conventional high rises it wouldn't look right. It is the overlapping parts of the tower that turned it off for me but I am looking on it more favourably.

It looks like it was designed by someone at IKEA, it is grotesque.

IKEA might be, this isn't.

Wow. That is absolutely stunning.

I like the look of this one .

The exterior looks nothing like it was designed by IKEA, the interior on the other hand... we'd be lucky if it was designed by IKEA! Haha!

Sorry it's blurry, hand held + night mode =

http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/9486/imgp4492.jpg

Remember to always
LoveTheCity

I won a shelter competition in uni meaning that my (this) design was chosen to be erected in the entrance to Broadcasting Place at the end of the week. Unfortunately due to bad weather conditions we (20 students and two tutors) haven't been able to assemble all the components and so the build is officially postponed until January. :( Once it's up next year it'll stand for about a month - I'll remind you to check it out!

http://i48.tinypic.com/34q5ifc.jpg

We've built all the vertical supporting elements and one of the canopies out of cheap plywood (painted black) and have clad the panels, randomly, in thick grey card wrapped in black material similar to pond liners. The two canopies are each supported by 4 columns and every element is triangular, meaning the design is always pointing people through the space.

http://i45.tinypic.com/25t85s8.jpg

The dynamic space also incorporates seating for upto four people and the design is built around people's movement patterns. I've presented the plans/images to the health and safety people and they seemed to like it! I've only been working on this for 3 days... Architecture's so much harder when designs actually get built!

If you are building it inside, why does the weather affect it?

We can't build it in that space as it's too busy/ health and safety issues. We can't build it in the studio because there isn't enough room so we have to build outside on the paved area between the Broadcasting Place buildings. It isn't waterproof/snowproof and neither are we!

Congratulations Gherkin - interesting piece.

Oh right okay- fair enough. Outside seems the logical place for it anyway (that's not meant to sound negative!- but in terms of it being a shelter). Congratulations.

A shelter that's not waterproof?:dunno:

I've lost the project brief - but it stated there need to be a roof structure/ shelter - this serves a structural purpose too - as the two triangular canopies help tie all the vertical supports together.

Basically I wanted an engaging visual space that provoked conversations about art/architecture and improved students' walk into uni! The space was a blank canvas and I was sat on the nearby seats all day Monday with a design team planning out what sort of structure would work best, followed by feasability/buildability then health and safety concerns. I'm surprised there hasn't been much compromise to be honest.

Those images aren't the final final scheme either. I'm pushing for a few purple and green panels to compliment the interior paint scheme and the structure won't appear as solid when finished. It's a rough idea of what's going to be built.

I absolutely love this building. I haven't seen a building like it anywhere in the world. Good quality, interesting cladding materials, great "stacked" shape to it, nice glazing. This will be a great icon in the future, even if Joe Public struggles a bit with it at the moment.

This building is ART. Better than any of the glassy stuff built in manchester and Liverpool, and elsewhere and better than a lot of the junk built wlsewhere in Leeds (especially "Shite Plaza"). Better than Bridgewater Place as well in my opinion.

Love it!

I absolutely love this building. I haven't seen a building like it anywhere in the world. Good quality, interesting cladding materials, great "stacked" shape to it, nice glazing. This will be a great icon in the future, even if Joe Public struggles a bit with it at the moment.

This building is ART. Better than any of the glassy stuff built in manchester and Liverpool, and elsewhere and better than a lot of the junk built wlsewhere in Leeds (especially "Shite Plaza"). Better than Bridgewater Place as well in my opinion.

Love it!

Absolutely. It won't make the Architectural Review though.

Hi Guys, not been site for ages, just got back from a visit to Leeds and broadcasting place looks amazing. Did anyone find out how much it cost or what its worth? How has it gone down with locals?who built it? has it won any awards?

Babe

Hey babe

The whole set of buildings look stunning, especially when the cladding catches the sun. The locals who don't immediately dismiss it as "errr rusty" love it! It is one of those love it or hate it buildings.

The architecture crowd love it - I was showing prospective students around before christmas and it was a joy to have such an interesting building to help promote the university.

The only negatives are that the open plan studios become really noisy - presenting work is made quite a bit harder when there is so much background noise... but then the lowrise buildings were designed as office space, not university buildings.

Hi Gherkin , long time no speak.
I assume you are a lecturer what do you mean "rooms very noisy" just tell the students to quieten down.
No seriously it looks stunning and I believe will mature well.
you cant please all the people, especially the wrinklies, I heard the lecturers come from crap rooms they have been in for donkeys years and hate change

Gherkin, when I was up there the other week I seen a load of students making a strick frame under the mirrored link way, was that you? bet LMU never had RA&MS for that operation

Gherkin, when I was up there the other week I seen a load of students making a strick frame under the mirrored link way, was that you?

I'm just one of the noisy students!

I was one of the architect students who designed those frames; chances are I wasn't down there - I was upstairs making the photomontages you see on my posts above, making working drawings and the wire frame model for it. Read my posts above!

I heard the lecturers come from crap rooms they have been in for donkeys years and hate change

where did you hear this? the crap rooms are the ones in the main LMU building opposite the dry dock. The lights don't turn off (really annoying if you're watching a film/presentation) and there's no ventilation or even air conditioning so they get really hot.

But I wasn't aware that there were lecture theatres in broadcasting place - it wasn't built for the university so i'll be surprised if there actually are any. Most of the lecturers I've talked to seem to love the new building.

But I wasn't aware that there were lecture theatres in broadcasting place

Cutural Studies have lecture theatres upstairs in the Woodhouse Lane section of the building.

Hey babe

Favourite response to a question ever. :lol:

Subliving.

Simon C, have you any comments on how the building looks now its finished, I recall you were a bit of an expert on building, can you recall how much the building is worth

From today's Property Week:


Downing sells £37m Leeds office to Aviva
09:02 | 13.01.10

By Jennifer Rigby

Liverpool-based property group Downing has sold Broadcasting Place in Leeds to Aviva for £37.7m.

Aviva has bought the 111,000 sq ft commercial scheme, which is entirely let to Leeds Metropolitan University on a 22-year lease at an initial yield of 5.85%.

Downing said the deal put it in a strong position to expand its portfolio in 2010.

Paul Houghton, development director at Downing, said: “This strategic disposal marks the culmination of a very fruitful three months for Downing.

“There is no doubt that this will be another tough year for the industry. However, the successful conclusion of these deals means we are in a strong position to take advantage of the significant opportunities presented by changing market conditions.”

Downing still owns and manages the student accomodation element of the scheme – the 23-storey Broadcasting Tower which contains 241 student residences.

DTZ advised on the sale.

Just sorted out my accommodation for next year, I'll be on the 22nd (top) floor this time!! WOOP! Gotta love that I get first choice haha! Even though it's now gone up to £112 pw for next year :(

Just sorted out my accommodation for next year, I'll be on the 22nd (top) floor this time!! WOOP! Gotta love that I get first choice haha! Even though it's now gone up to £112 pw for next year :(

Damn! Im jealous! :)

you didn't think of getting a house, wade? :nuts:

I've been looking at houses in Leeds all week and will probably be paying half that (plus bills) next year... but I guess it's really convenient if you're still studying on the 5th floor next door. I don't really mind the 20 minute walk each day, unless I'm carrying my laptop, portfolio, models etc, and then shopping back from morrisons.

How's architecture going?

^^

dont u live in holbeck tho

*gasp*

^ i live in hyde park! between sainsburys and the royal park pub

no idea where i'm going to live next year... definitely not holbeck! :nuts:

ooops. confused ya with someone else ... the guy who posts lots of skyline photos

^ i live in hyde park! between sainsburys and the royal park pub

no idea where i'm going to live next year... definitely not holbeck! :nuts:

Behind the Co-Op on Cardigan road is a good place to live. It's classed as Burley but it's in a good position if you want to walk to Headingley or Hyde Park and is minutes away from the train station. It's fairly quiet for a student neighbourhood but it's only a 10 minute walk to the Royal Park Pub.
Burley Park is also really nice to walk around. I used to live on Beechwood View.

Royal Park Pub was technically my local although I didn't go there that much because it's a shit hole. Why do they play the Deliverance soundtrack there?

I looked at four £60pw ish houses in that area yesterday!

I like all the weirdos that turn up to the Royal Park Pub... it's not really a student pub - but the worst thing about it is that you have to pay to see the bands downstairs.

Royal Park is an awesome pub, so much better than some of the overhyped places along the Otley Road. It's cheap, good range of beers and ales and the karaoke night is hilarious. I always used to take refuge there for the first few months of a neew term, so that I didn't have to drink in an overcrowded sweaty pub full of pissed up 18 year olds all sporting identical 118 outfits and blowing whistles!

you didn't think of getting a house, wade? :nuts:

I've been looking at houses in Leeds all week and will probably be paying half that (plus bills) next year... but I guess it's really convenient if you're still studying on the 5th floor next door. I don't really mind the 20 minute walk each day, unless I'm carrying my laptop, portfolio, models etc, and then shopping back from morrisons.

How's architecture going?

Nah we're doing that in our 3rd year, might as well live here if I can afford it, although I will probably be living in my overdraft next year lol.

Well I don't do architecture anymore, I switched after 3 days lol :/ I do Graphic Arts & Design now, so I'm on the 3rd and 4th floor :)

lol, why did you change so early? Not surprised actually - a quarter of our year left or changed courses before the second semester. You might want to change that subtitle thingy under your username!

I graduated in Graphic Design, and I'm afraid to say Wade, getting a job after Uni is NOT easy. I've been looking for work in Graphic design for over a year now, and not just in Leeds, and have had no luck.

My advise to you is to learn Web Design and Motion Graphics alongside your degree, as most places look for a Graphic Designer that can do all these things now. No longer is a Graphic Designer just a Graphic Designer, now its also a web designer, typographer, artworker, web designer etc etc.

lol, why did you change so early? Not surprised actually - a quarter of our year left or changed courses before the second semester. You might want to change that subtitle thingy under your username!

Just realised it wasn't really for me, I guess I figured out that I love architecture, I just don't want to design it. So I switched to something I'm good at (got 118/120 in my A level graphics exam :D, just thought I'd drop that in haha).

Oh and consider it changed, forgot about that lol.

I graduated in Graphic Design, and I'm afraid to say Wade, getting a job after Uni is NOT easy. I've been looking for work in Graphic design for over a year now, and not just in Leeds, and have had no luck.

My advise to you is to learn Web Design and Motion Graphics alongside your degree, as most places look for a Graphic Designer that can do all these things now. No longer is a Graphic Designer just a Graphic Designer, now its also a web designer, typographer, artworker, web designer etc etc.

Urgh... I hate web design and motion graphics lol. Maybe the market will be a lil' easier in 3 years time, I'm hoping to go into advertising with my degree and I know someone who's an account manager at a firm in Leeds who has offered me a summer placement so hopefully that'll help.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4070/4297209029_7bb1a9bafc.jpg

sure this has just won an award, anyone know what it was .

^^

http://www.leedsmet.ac.uk/news/index_building_blocks_to_success_290110.htm

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2692/4245726970_c343d3b8b1.jpg

love it....jealouse!

Fine Art students' third year exhibition include these sculptures outside BCP. The caravan's interesting but unfortunately the work it exhibits (inside it) is rather dull.


http://i603.photobucket.com/albums/tt118/awaren8/DSCF5521.jpg


Each layer of the wooden pyramid is held together by gravity:

http://i603.photobucket.com/albums/tt118/awaren8/Untitled_Panorama2-1.jpg


And here's my 'architectural conversation space' I'm building because I'm bored after finishing uni for the year:

http://i603.photobucket.com/albums/tt118/awaren8/Untitled_Panorama3-2.jpg

It's been disassembled and will be exhibited in the 5th floor architecture studio for the public exhibition in June.

http://i603.photobucket.com/albums/tt118/awaren8/DSCF5512.jpg
(me on the right ladder)

http://i603.photobucket.com/albums/tt118/awaren8/DSCF5540.jpg

It's pretty big - the larger triangle on top measures about 8m long. Without a large enough workforce, we're going to have difficulty cladding it, but it looks interesting enough without cladding so I think we're just calling it a day. We had to stop work yesterday because the bloody builders drilled through the main electricity cables that supply power to the entire university. That was also why Dry Dock was shut yesterday, if anyone was (like myself) puzzled why it would close at lunch time on a sunny day. We needed power tools to finish off the two seats that are going inside it.




...




Also; just noticed these purple windows! Was it an art student with some scissors and purple paper or have these been here from the start?

http://i603.photobucket.com/albums/tt118/awaren8/DSCF5518.jpg

Morning all,

I received this email. Sorry I dont know how to insert the content of the email. but here is the body of the text.

I have contacted the Evening News/YP so hopefully they will run with the story.

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Four Skyscrapers Named Regional “Best Tall Buildings” for 2010 by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat

“Best Tall Building Overall” to be announced at October Awards Ceremony; “Lifetime Achievement” winners William Pedersen and Ysrael Seinuk also to be recognized.


Americas
Bank of America Tower

Asia & Australasia
Pinnacle @ Duxton

Europe
Broadcasting Place (my italics)

Middle East & Africa
Burj Khalifa

Chicago - June 15, 2010

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat is pleased to announce the winners of its annual “Best Tall Building” awards for 2010. These awards recognize outstanding tall buildings from each of four geographical regions, and this year are awarded to: Bank of America Tower, New York (Americas); The Pinnacle @ Duxton, Singapore (Asia & Australasia); Broadcasting Place, Leeds (Europe); and Burj Khalifa, Dubai (Middle East & Africa). These buildings were selected for their design and technical innovations, sustainable attributes, and the enhancement they provide to both the cities and the lives of their inhabitants.

With an unprecedented number of entries this year, the CTBUH Awards Committee had much to deliberate. Led by Awards Chairman, Gordon Gill of Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture, the committee included: Ahmad Abdelrazaq, Samsung (South Korea); Bruce Kuwabara, KPMB Architects (Canada); Peter Murray, Wordsearch (UK); Matthias Schuler, Transolar (Germany); Mun Summ Wong, WOHA (Singapore); and Antony Wood, CTBUH (USA).

The jury also selected the 2010 recipients of the Council’s two lifetime achievement awards: William Pedersen of Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (Lynn S. Beedle Lifetime Achievement Award) and Ysrael A. Seinuk, Ysrael A. Seinuk, P.C. (Fazlur Khan Lifetime Achievement Medal). Both men were selected for their lifetime’s work to the advancement of Tall Buildings, with their portfolios including many seminal, iconic skyscrapers.



Lynn S. Beedle Award
William Pedersen

Fazlur Khan Medal
Ysrael A. Seinuk


This year’s winners will be recognized, and the awards conferred, at the CTBUH 9th Annual Awards Dinner & Ceremony which will take place at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Mies van der Rohe’s iconic Crown Hall, Chicago, on the evening of Thursday 21st October. All the winning projects and finalists will be celebrated at this gala event. Additionally, from the four regional best tall building winners, one “Overall” winner will be chosen and announced at the ceremony. All dinner attendees will receive a complimentary copy of the CTBUH 2010 Awards Book on the night (pictured right).
This year the awards dinner will take place in conjunction with an afternoon Symposium which will be focused on the four regional best tall buildings, and the two lifetime achievement award winners. This Symposium will take place at the Illinois Institute of Technology close to the awards dinner venue, during the afternoon prior to the dinner.

Note: For further information on the CTBUH Awards Dinner & Ceremony and Symposium please visit http://awards.ctbuh.org.

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Gertrude Perkins

:cheer: Wow, that is impressive, great news :cheer:

Thanks for bringing this to our attention Gertrude. :okay:

I have a link to the CTBUH in my favourates, as the world's leading authority on tall buildings around the globe; I had a look and there we are, on the international stage (next to the Burj Dubai!!!). See the link below:

Home page http://www.ctbuh.org/Home/tabid/53/language/en-GB/Default.aspx

Competition page http://www.ctbuh.org/Events/Awards/2010Awards/tabid/1571/language/en-GB/Default.aspx

:banana: :pepper: :cucumber: :carrot:

This is excellent and, in my opinion, well-deserved.

Whatever other people may think, evidently world professionals believe that Leeds now has an example of extremely high-quality architecture.

Well done to all concerned!

Are you sure someone isn't taking the piss?

Are you sure someone isn't taking the piss?

It certainly appears to be official as of course the CTBUH (although I can see the Burj Khalifa winning the Best Tall Building Overall award of course). http://www.ctbuh.org/Events/Awards/2010Awards/tabid/1571/language/en-GB/Default.aspx http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CTBUH_Skyscraper_Award

Certainly extremely good news for Leeds. Have the nominations for the 2010 Stirling Prize closed yet and could Broadcasting Place stand a chance of being on the short list for that?

Still I do think Candle House is better looking than Broadcasting Place imo.

Let's hope this makes the national TV news - it would be a massive boost for Leeds.

Are you sure someone isn't taking the piss?

It just shows there's no accounting for taste because, for me, it's the best building to have gone up in Leeds for years.

Anyway, here's the Independent's take on the story:


'Freakish' Leeds tower slips into bracket of top four in world for 2010

By Jay Merrick, Architecture Correspondent

Thursday, 17 June 2010

A building in Leeds less than 70m tall and made of deliberately rusted steel has just been bracketed with three megastructures as one of the four best towers erected in 2010 in the world.

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) decided that this architecturally eccentric David, designed by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios, was more than equal to the Goliaths produced by practices including Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, which employs more than 1,000 people across several continents.

There's more to this unexpected accolade for Leeds than the cliche "Let's hear it for the little guy".

The Broadcasting Place building is a fine example of how talented, although not world famous, architects can bring something really fresh and engaging to unlikely pockets of our towns and cities.

Megalithic towers of power are de rigueur in the corporatised ghettos of the world's financial centres. But it's when taller buildings are inserted into physically complex settings that much more engrossing and civil architecture can result. The Leeds building is a £50m mixed-use development on the edge of the city centre, created via a partnership between the Downing property group and Leeds Metropolitan University. It contains offices, student residences and a Baptist church.

The other buildings garlanded by the CTBUH are a trio of the massively usual suspects: the Burj Khalifa in Dubai which, at 828m, is more than 11 times higher than Broadcasting Place; the 163m Pinnacle@Duxton in Singapore and the 366m Bank of America tower in New York. They are all tall, they are all structural marvels and they are all, with the possible exception of the unusually articulated Burj, oddly lumpen.

Such is the self-inflicted curse of skyscrapers, although not all. Towers like the Hancock and Sears buildings in Chicago remain utterly spellbinding decades after reaching for the sky. And when Renzo Piano's Shard and Rogers Stirk Harbour and Partner's Leadenhall Street buildings are completed in London they promise to set new standards in supersized elegance. Which makes Broadcasting Place all the more remarkable.

It rises, in five twisted chunks, from a very tight and irregularly edged site hemmed in by a church and other historic buildings. Furthermore, the architects have made a brusque, almost 1960s Brutalist virtue of the form by cladding it in rust-guaranteed Corten steel.

Feilden Clegg Bradley, whose Cambridge housing scheme won the coveted Riba Stirling Prize two years ago, are masters of subtly modulated forms and materials – and they admit that Broadcasting Place is freakish by their normal standards. But there is logic at work: the tower ruled out the need to clutter the site with three or four separate buildings, and the 16 facets of the facade optimise the amount of natural sunlight let inside and set up particular views across Leeds. But the key point is that the design isn't gratuitously weird. Absolutely no wow-factor was intended, and it adds no spurious gloss to the government's promotion of its misconceived World Class Places programme in our towns and cities.

Championed by English Heritage and Leeds City Council, Broadcasting House was voted the third most popular building in the city within months of its completion. Architecture like this reminds clients and developers that they don't need slapdash architectural drama. They need excellently designed, contextually sensitive buildings. Broadcasting Place has nothing to do with world class places – whatever they are – and everything to do with a pocket of Leeds.

And it is not quite alone in demonstrating the meaningful contribution that towerettes can make to the important shades of architectural difference in our towns and cities.

and there might be a brief mention on Calendar tonight as well if anyone is watching

Not only is there an article in the Independent today there is also the newspaper's editorial as well...

Height of Fame

The British do love their skyscrapers. And to hate them. Give them a peculiar shape and allow them to dub it with a nickname, and the residents of this fair isle embrace them. Think the "Gherkin," and the "Cheese-grater" and the "Shard". If we can name them, we can tame them. Make them too high, and too pure, on the other hand, and we'll oppose them in every planning inquiry. Not for us clean lines and modernism. Twisted shapes and bulbous bits protruding is what we want.

Which makes the designation of Broadcasting Place in Leeds as one of the four best towers erected around the world in 2010 all the more comforting. The award, by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, puts Leeds Metropolitan University's new construction in a bracket with those high-soaring megaliths, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the Pinnacle@Duxton in Singapore and the Bank of America Tower in New York.
Broadcasting Place, in contrast, is relatively low at 70 metres (less than a tenth of the height of the Burj), certainly not shapely, with no fewer than 16 facets of the facade, and definitely eccentric, being made of deliberately rusted steel. All it needs now is a nickname. The "Rubik's Cube" perhaps or "The Nick Clegg" (it faces all directions)?

An article from the Daily Telegraph . 'Rusty steel tower block in Leeds' doesn't do it justice imo.

World's Best Towers of 2010

A ‘rusty’ steel tower block in Leeds has been named among the world’s best tallest buildings in 2010 by a council of global architects

By Alastair Jamieson
Published: 8:00AM BST 17 Jun 2010

Broadcasting Place, a 23-storey student complex built for Leeds Metropolitan University, was named alongside the spectacular Burj Khalifa tower in Dubai which is 10 times as high.

It was chosen as one of four winners of the annual ‘Best Tall Building’ awards by the Chicago-based Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat.

They were picked for their design and technical innovations, sustainable attributes, and the enhancement they provide to those who live or work in them.

Broadcasting Place, which opened in November, has already been given an award for excellence by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), which said the building was "truly iconic" and captured the essence of Yorkshire's rugged landscape.

It is covered in “corroded steel” to give it a distinctive, weathered finish.

Here are the four best tall buildings as chosen by the CTBUH.


EUROPE: BROADCASTING PLACE, LEEDS, UK

Date of completion: September 2009

Total Height/Floors: 228 ft. (70 m) / 23

Architect: Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios

The 23-storey building has irregular sides which were designed to maximise natural light without creating overheating. It is covered by ‘naturally corroded’ steel that will maintain its appearance even in rainy weather, and uses natural ventilation where practicable and ground source heat pumps. The complex contains approximately 110,000sq ft of teaching and office space as well as a church, a café and exhibition, and 240 student bedrooms and post graduate studio accommodation and offices.

I think the journalists' generally negative viewpoints come through in their articles- particularly as they're still coming to terms with the fact the north exists.

So I expect this little fact will be added to the sightseeing tour :)

I think the journalists' generally negative viewpoints come through in their articles- particularly as they're still coming to terms with the fact the north exists.

So I expect this little fact will be added to the sightseeing tour :)


Are we reading the same articles? :wtf:

Let's hope this makes the national TV news - it would be a massive boost for Leeds.

How naive of me - just a brief mention on Look North.

There is an slight hint of "this is surprising news because it's 'little old Leeds'". Maybe it's true though. :)

It just shows there's no accounting for taste because, for me, it's the best building to have gone up in Leeds for years.

It's not I don't like the building, I'm a big fan. It's just a surprise to me that it's been nominated for such an award, considering the other nominees.

Are we reading the same articles?

Because they are simply reporting the news; their writing style shows their cynical outlook. They write it as if Leeds is not worthy of the accolade. The Guardian author actually states at the bottom that he doesn't like it.

Great - fantastic news, let's hope this gets the attention of architects and planners looking to build Leeds and sets a benchmark.

It's not I don't like the building, I'm a big fan. It's just a surprise to me that it's been nominated for such an award, considering the other nominees.

Why shouldn't it be nominated............. just because it's not massively tall, it dosen't mean it should be dismissed.
Anything above 10 storeys is classed as a skyscraper by the CTBUH

i'm a member of the CTBUH. was quite surprised when this won, not because the design isn't amazing but simply because such a short building won. it's really good and positive though i think that we are having buildings that are still high-rise but not necessarily skyscrapers winning awards. i feel at times the organisation has had too much of an obsession with skyscrapers rather than architecture, something that has now changed.

Why shouldn't it be nominated............. just because it's not massively tall, it dosen't mean it should be dismissed.
Anything above 10 storeys is classed as a skyscraper by the CTBUH

I didn't say it shouldn't be nominated, just that it's a bit of a surprise.

I didn't say it shouldn't be nominated, just that it's a bit of a surprise.

Like you, I'm surprised (and delighted). I think the surprise demonstrated by some of the journalists who've reported the story is driven more by the relative small scale of Broadcasting Place compared to the vast size of the other three contenders than by the fact that it's in Leeds.

Broadcasting Place is known as 'the skip' i think its a great building and a fitting nick name...

WOW! Impressed. Not many people can say that they live and study in the best tall building in Europe... however I can! :D :D :D :D

A shot from last night:


http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4097/4926468791_ab8154f295_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/v4idas/4926468791/)
Untitled (http://www.flickr.com/photos/v4idas/4926468791/) by Vaidas M (http://www.flickr.com/people/v4idas/), on Flickr

A shot from last night:


http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4097/4926468791_ab8154f295_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/v4idas/4926468791/)
Untitled (http://www.flickr.com/photos/v4idas/4926468791/) by Vaidas M (http://www.flickr.com/people/v4idas/), on Flickr


Was just about to suggest you put that up on here!

A shot from last night:


http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4097/4926468791_ab8154f295_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/v4idas/4926468791/)
Untitled (http://www.flickr.com/photos/v4idas/4926468791/) by Vaidas M (http://www.flickr.com/people/v4idas/), on Flickr

That picture makes me miss living there so much! Only 23 days til I'm back though... it's been the longest summer ever!

A shot from last night:


http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4097/4926468791_ab8154f295_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/v4idas/4926468791/)
Untitled (http://www.flickr.com/photos/v4idas/4926468791/) by Vaidas M (http://www.flickr.com/people/v4idas/), on Flickr

wow! thanks for sharing Vaidas.

i never get tired of looking at this building. it's great... our office is divided and it really is love/ hate. nothing in between!!

if you're ever walking/ driving down scott hall road (heading south) glance to your right and you get treated to a fanastic view - the Leeds Skyline thread has a similar angle on one of the most recent 2 pages - which includes the Parkinson building, emley moor tv mast and this rusty beauty :colgate:

i never get tired of looking at this building. it's great... our office is divided and it really is love/ hate. nothing in between!!

if you're ever walking/ driving down scott hall road (heading south) glance to your right and you get treated to a fanastic view - the Leeds Skyline thread has a similar angle on one of the most recent 2 pages - which includes the Parkinson building, emley moor tv mast and this rusty beauty :colgate:

I quite agree with your view! And it's one of the few buildings I've seen that look better in reality than it did in the architects' renders.

The view from my room (top floor of Broadcasting Tower).

http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa279/wade247/IMG_0481.jpg

http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa279/wade247/IMG_0485.jpg

http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa279/wade247/IMG_0482.jpg

http://i53.tinypic.com/2ntixrs.jpg

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Well done Tigerman. Glad somebody managed to take advantage of the good weather and take some excellent shots.

:applause: great shots tigerman!

Yes, great photos. Thanks for posting them.

This has turned out to be a really attractive development, I'm definately a fan. I remember seeing Corten clad buildings before this one was finished, and telling the doubters wait until the material is fully weathered and it will give a fairly uniform stable finish in a rich natural colour, and I'm pleased that it has turned out that way, and the design of the building has maximised the effect with the overhangs creating a shaded area with slightly different weathering for maximum effect.

i would give it 10 out of 10 its so good im a massive fan of this building, i hope the council will strive to meet this standard for future developments. well done to all concerned.

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will have to agree i like this building - it is also where i study.

interior is good too although some ceiling spaces are a bit wierd.

aparrently the Architect has done a number of buildings with a similar look. i like it but i dont think it is unique by any stretch of the imagination

I've heard this morning that the thread title may need updating to Broadcasting Place | CTBUH Best Tall Bdg THE WORLD 2010!!!!!

Can anyone else confirm these mutterings???? :cheers:

A great looking building .

I've heard this morning that the thread title may need updating to Broadcasting Place | CTBUH Best Tall Bdg THE WORLD 2010!!!!!

Can anyone else confirm these mutterings???? :cheers:You're right, this_city - it's official:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-11606949
Leeds Met University tower voted 'world's best'

A rusty-looking tower block in Leeds has been has been voted the best tall building in the world.

Broadcasting Place, on Woodhouse Lane, houses Leeds Metropolitan University's Faculty of Arts and Society.

The building is made from weathering steel, which forms a rust-like appearance when exposed to weather.

It beat off Dubai's Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, at a ceremony organised by Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH).

Broadcasting Place was short listed for the award after being voted Europe's best tall building by the CTBUH in June.

The building, which also contains student flats, was praised for its unusual angular shapes and for showing "a respect for the scale and grain of the surrounding listed buildings".

'David and Goliath'

Julian Gitsham, from architects Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios, said: "We are delighted, we're a bit stunned really.

"We were very pleased with the Europe award and then we thought 'well we're going to be up against the Burj, the tallest building in the world'.

"It felt like a David and Goliath situation where we had this relatively small building next to this 1km high building."

Mr Gitsham said Broadcasting Place was "a humble building" and much smaller than the Burj Khalifa, but it was very "economical" and "environmental" and had had a "huge impact" on Leeds and the university.

The university said the building had been given both praise and criticism for its use of weathering steel as a cladding material.

Mr Gitsham said: "We always wanted to take a really bold decision. We think it's fantastic when it gets a strong reaction.

"We love the material. It lasts well, it weathers well, it's got a beautiful tactile nature to it but you either love it or hate it." BBC News West Yorkshire

Me and the guys at uni were dubious reading the same story on my uni's homepage:

http://www.leedsmet.ac.uk/news/index_best_tall_building_221010.htm

"voted by who? leeds met?" :nuts:

It's more refreshing to read the story on the BBC

Certainly a very surprising decision as I would have thought most likely that Burj Khalifa (nee Burj Dubai) in Dubai as it is such a tall and notable engineering and architectural achievement or possibly as a dark horse the Bank of America Tower in New York would have won this award.

Would be interesting to see if there is any notable international press attention recieved for this tower as a result of winning this award.

Bank of America Tower, New York:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/OBP_-_Ext_-_42nd_East.jpg/360px-OBP_-_Ext_-_42nd_East.jpg

Pinnacle@Duxton, Singapore :puke::

http://www.h88.com.sg/images/content/2010-01-15/pinnacle_at_duxton_00001.JPG

Broadcasting Place, Leeds:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Broadcasting_Tower_002.jpg/240px-Broadcasting_Tower_002.jpg

Burj Khalifa, Dubai:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/2f/Burj_Khalifa_building.jpg

Still it is a fantastic accoldade for Leeds to have. Has Broadcasting Place been entered in for the RIBA Stirling Prize?

i said it was a fookin sweet building, as stated before 10/10 for me

Tell you what - we're on an Architectural/Skycraper/Civic Interest forum, a building in Leeds has been voted best in the world in it's particular class, it has beaten buildings that are already known the world over and the reaction both locally and nationally and on this forum has been virtually non existent. If this happened in Manchester we'd all know about it. Spot the difference....

Tell you what - we're on an Architectural/Skyscraper/Civic Interest forum, a building in Leeds has been voted best in the world in it's particular class, it has beaten buildings that are already known the world over and the reaction both locally and nationally and on this forum has been virtually non existent. If this happened in Manchester we'd all know about it. Spot the difference....

Hi,
New to posting on the forum, but have been following for a while.
Not to diminish this achievement being a Loiner, but the 2007 overall winner was a certain Beetham tower in Manchester.
http://www.ctbuh.org/Events/Awards/BestTallBuildingWinners/tabid/857/language/en-GB/Default.aspx

But your right don't expect it to be big news outside W.Yorks, This would only have stood a chance of making the national press if it had been in London, even then architectural awards are not high up in the medias must publish list. Probably just above train spotter of the year award.

Direct from Chicago. Broadcasting Place was voted Best in the World - period. The Burj was beaten - full stop. End of.

Broadgate Tower and (Fosters) Lime Street Tower in London have also won the European award, but weren't good enough to win the world award...

But your right don't expect it to be big news outside W.Yorks, This would only have stood a chance of making the national press if it had been in London, even then architectural awards are not high up in the medias must publish list. Probably just above train spotter of the year award.

Well the RIBA Stirling Prize certainly recieves plenty of press attention comparable with the likes of the Booker Prize for literature or the Turner Prize for art and it is of course broadcasted on television.

Still you would have thought the news on Broadcasting Place winning the CTBUH Best Tall Building in the World would at least have been featured in more papers.

Well, if it won, it won. Doesn't really matter whether the other buildings are taller, more glamorous in location or whatever. The Bank of America tower is a bit dated, Chicago has been doing this stuff for years. As I always say about Leeds United, a win is a win. Hmm..perhaps better to wait until after the Cardiff game. Back to Broadcasting Place: I'll be very surprised if it gets a mention in Architectural Review. This isn't an indictment of BP but the AR.

Got some coverage on Look North. Think it was Friday evening report

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^ And that's why, beautiful photos there EverLast.

Fantastic news for Leeds! What an achievement! :)

Pinnacle@Duxton - what an UGLY building!

Fantastic news - maybe this will set a standard for future buildings in Leeds.

On Page 3 of todays Metro ...

On Page 3 of todays Metro ...

Yup, saw that. It seemed to be leaving it open for the reader to express disgust for the decision a la the Daily Mail...

NOW THEY MAKE LEEDS RUSTY HULK BEST NEW BUILDING IN WORLD

"I hate it" said one man. "It's a disgrace" said another.

The Leeds Student newspaper has a fair bit of coverage about Broadcasting Place. They asked a few students what they thought...
(I didn't make these up btw)

"It is definately (sic) NOT the best tower in Leeds"
(Scarlett Lam - Postgrad English Lit.)

"I'm not that bothered but I certainly wouldn't put it in the top 10"
(Richard Stacey - PhD English Lit.)


"It looks like the Iron Man took a shit on the Leeds landscape. It is the worst tower in the world"
(Rory Vierya - 3rd year Classics)


"It's unflattering to the Leeds landscape"
(Laura Marston - 3rd year Pyschology (sic)

Terrible spelling & grammar for a newspaper publication of any kind, student papers included. Also seem to be a fairly unthoughtful bunch.

Talking to people around and about I've found mixed opinions. Some love, some hate. I think it'll grow on people in time just like the Angel of the North did- hated at first, loved now.

The Leeds Student newspaper has a fair bit of coverage about Broadcasting Place. They asked a few students what they thought...
(I didn't make these up btw)

What do you expect when you ask a bunch of uni students their opinions on part of the Met campus? If I was still at Leeds Uni I'd have said the same. Good to see the rivalry lives on!

What is it with the British? If we don't win at something, we're shit and it's the end of the world; if we win, it's because a bunch of architects/foreigners/arty types etc haven't got any sense and the press go out of their way to find only negative things to say. I can't imagine what inspires so many people to make such negative comments, but I'm staggered that nobody has managed to find reference here to anything positive from the various sources. Are we really such a bitter race of people? Did someone mention the Daily Mail...

This is quite simply one of the best projects to appear on the Leeds skyline. Ever.

I don't get back to Leeds much these days, but, every time I do, this gives me a lift. Rightly, it was recognised as a landmark building. Personally, I think that the Burj deserves the award for shear audacity, but the judges chose our little tower for good reasons, so we should celebrate.

The Leeds Student newspaper has a fair bit of coverage about Broadcasting Place. They asked a few students what they thought...
(I didn't make these up btw)

Pyschology just about sums up these comments.:cheers:
If the AR hadn't done away with their readers' letters page I'd have written to them about why it's been ignored.

Don't think I'm gonna be leaving my flat today!

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Love that last pic!!!!

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ugguggh

Sod off!

Sod off!

I agree, if this development isn't to your taste at least tell why?

Brilliant photo, love the digital patterns the windows create. Just a shame it isn't more of a main pedestrian route.

Out of interest, why is there scaffolding on the top of Broadcasting Tower?

Out of interest, why is there scaffolding on the top of Broadcasting Tower?

The height is being increased to 215m, surely you read about it in tonights YEP ?

It looks like they've been doing some sort of cleaning or treatment to the cladding, as they had large MEWPs at the base doing some what looke like cleaning treatment to the lower panels in the overhung area.

Out of interest, why is there scaffolding on the top of Broadcasting Tower?

This is the email I got sent,

Dear Resident

Contractors are onsite to conduct the service visit in accordance with the Maintenance Schedule.

They will be working on the external cladding using cradle off the roof and down the sides of the tower. We will not require access into your accommodation.

Whilst the checks are being conducted some areas outside Broadcasting tower will be cordoned and signs will indicate which exit/entrance to use.

We apologise in advance for any inconvenience the works may cause.

yup, they're replacing holding pins apparently

^ Yes, I posted the news on another thread.

And here is the YEPs take on the news of holding pins having to be bolted onto Broadcasting Place. http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/latest-news/repair_work_to_leeds_landmark_exclusive_1_3087645

Shouldn't such pins have been inserted in the first place whilst Broadcasting Place was first constructed and presumably it wouldn't have that much of a visual impact on the appearance on Broadcasting Place after these works are done?

right, sorted myself out on flickr. this had better work! not the greatest image ever but i like the angle :)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/59879588@N02/5471903011/in/set-72157625998457253/


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crap... if anyone know what i'm doing wrong with this flickr/ photo-sharing lark would appreciate some advice :(

right, sorted myself out on flickr. this had better work! not the greatest image ever but i like the angle :)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/59879588@N02/5471903011/in/set-72157625998457253/


edit:
crap... if anyone know what i'm doing wrong with this flickr/ photo-sharing lark would appreciate some advice :(

Click on your photo, click on (share this), click on (grab the html/bbcode) choose a size and copy & paste the URL into ssc

By this city

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5138/5471903011_52e5ded9be_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59879588@N02/5471903011/)
2010-06-29 11.59.44 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59879588@N02/5471903011/) by 3chordboy (http://www.flickr.com/people/59879588@N02/), on Flickr

not very sexy images but i like the bulk of the place in these pics. it feels menacing

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5252/5497806522_6b0f43851b_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/3chordboy/5497806522/)
Untitled (http://www.flickr.com/photos/3chordboy/5497806522/) by 3chordboy (http://www.flickr.com/people/3chordboy/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5055/5497807490_2458f3b6cc_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/3chordboy/5497807490/)
Untitled (http://www.flickr.com/photos/3chordboy/5497807490/) by 3chordboy (http://www.flickr.com/people/3chordboy/), on Flickr

not very sexy images but i like the bulk of the place in these pics. it feels menacing

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5252/5497806522_6b0f43851b_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/3chordboy/5497806522/)
Untitled (http://www.flickr.com/photos/3chordboy/5497806522/) by 3chordboy (http://www.flickr.com/people/3chordboy/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5055/5497807490_2458f3b6cc_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/3chordboy/5497807490/)
Untitled (http://www.flickr.com/photos/3chordboy/5497807490/) by 3chordboy (http://www.flickr.com/people/3chordboy/), on Flickr


Well, bulky can equal sexy, you know. :)

As, I think, your pictures demonstrate :)

Well, bulky can equal sexy, you know. :)

As, I think, your pictures demonstrate :)

haha, very true. need to change my walking route at some point and get some other views of this big ginger beasty!! :D

had a wander round inside Broadcasting Place a little earlier... the lime green walls are a bit shocking but i really love that the ceilings are just bare concrete

^^ FCB Studios designed the main building (including the ceilings) but a different local architects practice was chosen to design the interiors (to save money), hence the odd colours that may have looked okay as a render on a computer screen but don't really work in real life.

Hi Chaps :)

Here's some pictures to go with your thread, hope you'll enjoy them. It's all but a small selection, some corridors with one of the endless water fountains, the main work space for the Architecture Studio that runs over 2 floors beneath one of the sloping ceilings, the toilets with that cool colour and for the one's that wonder what happens in these weird pointy corners of the building also an image of that :D

Enjoy.

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thanks for those fuss3l. i spend a fair bit of time in and around this building but never seem to make it off the ground floor so it's nice to see what the upstairs actually looks like :)

ah did u know why all the little platforms are dangling on broadcasting when u took pictures at top of this page?

quite funny on many levels... some time at design they changed spec of the core 10 steel panels but didn't change the fixing bolts lol... so they weren't up to the job they realised after finishing the building. So these poor buggers had to go round and change every single bolt/fixing on the building. Their luck was that the core 10's are bolted between each panel in the little shadow gaps, so at least they were easy to get to, still took them a couple of month though I think hehe.

and pleasure about the pics :)

ah did u know why all the little platforms are dangling on broadcasting when u took pictures at top of this page?

quite funny on many levels... some time at design they changed spec of the core 10 steel panels but didn't change the fixing bolts lol... so they weren't up to the job they realised after finishing the building. So these poor buggers had to go round and change every single bolt/fixing on the building. Their luck was that the core 10's are bolted between each panel in the little shadow gaps, so at least they were easy to get to, still took them a couple of month though I think hehe.

and pleasure about the pics :)

Yup, they got thicker cor-ten so the pins weren't sufficient. Was it Wade or Gherkin who posted the letter they got from Downing or whoever was doing the works? :)

Wade must have got the letter as he lived in Broadcasting Tower. I went to uni here last year and all the archi-tutors were shaking their heads when I told them what the builders were doing :ohno:

Wade must have got the letter as he lived in Broadcasting Tower. I went to uni here last year and all the archi-tutors were shaking their heads when I told them what the builders were doing :ohno:

did you get to have a nose round while it was being built as part of your course at all?

i started coming up to Leeds in 2007 to visit my missus and remember being very surprised by the scale of this and the Rose Bowl construction sites... especially when she told me they were buildings for Leeds Met. i know better now :D

When the Leeds School of Architecture and the Built Environment was housed in Hepworth Point (which Google maps tells me is 'Opal Tower' :nuts:) there was a trip to the U/C Sky Plaza next door which some of the then third years and a few tutors went on, and another trip to the U/C Rose Bowl which I did go on. I didn't hear about any trips to BCP when it was U/C, but we all knew we'd be moving in there so took an outside interest.

I'm a big fan of the Rose Bowl - the lecture theatre inside the 'bowl' itself is a great environment. The building also has a good cafe - if you want a cheap hot/sit down meal you can't beat it!

I'm a big fan of the Rose Bowl - the lecture theatre inside the 'bowl' itself is a great environment. The building also has a good cafe - if you want a cheap hot/sit down meal you can't beat it!

Fish n Chip Fridays!! :okay:

i've not had a chance to look inside the bowl but have been round most of the rest of the Rose Bowl. I like it, very smart and a good use of natural light in the internal rooms (the ones that look out onto the rear of the bowl)

not a great pic but you get the idea of the rooms i mean :)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/49277475@N03/4543555048/

My old main lecture theatre on the second to last of fuss3l's pictures. Broadcasting Place was a lovely building to study in and I also agree with Gherkin that the Rosebowl canteen is a cheap and cheerful way of getting some decent food.

Fills you up for under a fiver.