The Rotunda
Birmingham, UK

HEIGHT: 81m/265 feet
FLOORS: 23 floors
COMPLETION: 1965
ARCHITECT: ?

Not the prettiest of towers, but a landmark in Brum. Soon to be done up, with ideas being banded round for turning it into apartments, recaldding it and maybe even adding extra stories.

http://www.tamzin.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/pictures/MB%2006%20THE%20ROTUNDA.jpg

http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/zyra1/bham3.jpg


The Rotunda was built in the 1960's and opened in 1965. It stands 265ft (81m) tall with 23 floors overlooking the Bull Ring shopping Centre. It is one of Birmingham's most prominent and original landmarks and has even survived a bombing in 1974. In 1993 it survived the threat of demolition as part of a proposed facelift of the Bull Ring markets. The Rotunda was Grade II listed by English Heritage in August 2000 and has official landmark status.

Be kind to our baby.

The future of the Rotunda?

http://www.virtualbrum.co.uk/images/skyline/rotunda.jpg

The foreground is now built, St Martin's Square in the new Bullring which opened last Thursday. We're waiting for news on the Rotunda now.

5.5/10

Extra points for not being a box.

It's not that good....actually it's pretty bad if you ask me ;) 5.0/10

5.5/10 some boxes are better than this.

a recladding process and a couple of more stories would be better:)

7,5/10. Not bad at all.

more like a gradulated cylinder. 4/10

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sorry, I don't like it

It's pretty basic, 6.5/10

Very ugly ... dirty my eyes !! haha ..

1/10

odd looks like part ofa engine to me or some thing
5/10
not my style at all

0/10 :d

:puke: 3.5/10

could be great after recladding. now it's a 5

Certainly not the greatest building in the world but Brum just wouldn't be the same without it. With a sympathetic reclad it should look pretty good with the BullRing.

Well it's certainly got character. And the height isn't bad for Birmingham.

It definitely needs a reclad though.

I'll give a generous 7.5.

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4.5/10

This is my favourite tower in Birmingham mainly because of its shape. Its recently been cleaned up and a major refurb is due to get underway this year. The cladding will be changed to an all glass residential tower with a major lighting scheme on top. Rumours are a revolving resturant might still be added at the top.

http://www.imagesofbirmingham.co.uk/php-cgi/gallery/albums/Bullring/020405_134.jpg

http://www.imagesofbirmingham.co.uk/php-cgi/gallery/albums/Bullring/DSC_0394.jpg

Too short, nothing special, but I'm glad they kept it. Could look stunning with mirred windows, I just wish I could afford to live there!

Nice cylindrical shape, but quite boring facade. 7/10

7/10

Oh no! It could be nice, but... 3/10

5/10 ;)

6,5/10

6/10

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6,5/10

Currently undergoing a reclad and being transformed into apartments.

^^ Good to hear, but I guess we have to vote based on the pics.

It looks really old. 5.5/10

7/10

As others have said they're doing this place up, and replacing the windows, here's what it looks like now:

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a366/robinsonworld/HPIM0226.jpg

6.5/10

5/10

nice 7.5/10

It looks good on the skyline, especially coming into Brum by train, so 7/10.

Remember folks this one's over 40 years old.
I think it looks great. I like it anyway: 8,5/10
After renovation it could be 9/10, but maybe it will look like any other ordinary 21th century round tower.
I hope it will be an original recladding.

I give this an 8 because of its story more than anything. You will far-stretched to find any tower in Britain with its usage, height and design at 40 years old. Everything in those days was square and boxy. The reclad will look excellent though. 7/10

6.5 with a new mirred facade, but too small with such a shape.

5/10

What a surprise, yet another round tower.
I don't really like it but it's ok. 7/10

Is simple ugly. 6.0

Don't like it - 5/10

6

Its run down and dirty. But hats off it is 40 years old and has survived a bombing and demolision.

Heres to another 40 years.

I like it alot. To say it's 40 years old it's an interesting design compared to most of the buildings that were built at that time. The new reclad looks brilliant aswell. 9/10.
The only thing that drags it down is the base but there changing that aswell aren't they?

6/10

More fotos are requested: 7/10!

it is a part of Bull Ring shopping centre?

6/10

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7/10

remember it looks completely different now lol its had a reclad!

6/10

4,5/10 ugly

http://i32.tinypic.com/156v4eg.jpg

And remmember it is still not finished, they still need to add the lightbox on top:)

8/10

5,5

8/10
Its a good-looking cylinder:)

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Here is a more recent pic..

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb264/Daveb_design/Birmingham/0802170032.jpg

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4/10 It could definitely do with a new cladding.

I don't like it! 5/10

Yyyy 4,5/10

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7. Regards.

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7.0 :)

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