The first structure to reach a height of 100 metres was the Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower, constructed in 1908 and located in the Edgbaston area of the city. To the east, the mid-rise cluster at Snowhill partially obscures the Rotunda, whilst another emergent cluster to the far east includes 111-metre Exchange Square Tower, currently on the rise behind Exchange Square 1. Further to the west, adjacent to 102-metre Bank II Tower, the 132-metre Mercian Tower can be seen under construction.
Directly to the west, 152-metre (at the time) BT Tower and 100-metre Alpha Tower, the latter set to be obscured by the 49-storey, 155-metre Octagon when construction begins in 2022. Completed in 2021, the 108-metre office building 103 Colmore Row is located directly ahead, with 122-metre 10 Holloway Circus visible behind. The skyline of Birmingham viewed from the north, September 2020.
This is the third highest number of completed or under construction tall buildings or structures (≥100m) of any city in the United Kingdom. The city currently has seven structures completed at a height of 100 metres or more and a further three under construction, with eight of these being habitable. It is home to the majority of the tallest buildings and structures in the West Midlands region. See also: Midlands, West Midlands Combined Authority, Black Country, List of places in the West Midlands, List of settlements in West Midlands (county) by population, List of neighbourhoods of Birmingham, Category:Suburbs of Coventry, List of areas in Dudley, List of areas in Sandwell, List of areas in Walsall, List of areas in Wolverhampton, List of areas in Solihull, List of places in Warwickshire, List of places in Worcestershire, List of places in Staffordshire, and Meriden Gap City of Birmingham īirmingham has more than 375 tall buildings within its city boundaries, making it the most built-up city in the United Kingdom outside of London. The map can be used to find the authority for each entry and, where the building or structure is not located in a city centre, its district, town or parish. Each of these architectural periods is represented by at least one tall building or structure.Īll of the listings on this page are colour coded according to the authority in which they are located, based on the map of the Birmingham Metropolitan Area. This is reflected in a diverse urban landscape characterised by examples of Medieval, Tudor, Jacobean, English Baroque, Georgian, Victorian, Edwardian, Modern, Postmodern and Contemporary architecture. Like other regional conurbations in the United Kingdom, the Birmingham Metropolitan Area is polycentric, with several primary urban areas and satellite towns overlaying traditional market towns and civil parishes, separated by areas of protected green space. For completeness, the tall buildings and structures in these places are included in the listings below but, for accuracy, are not designated a metropolitan area ranking. Amongst these, the cathedral city of Lichfield, the towns of Cannock, Hednesford and Rugeley in Staffordshire, Rugby and Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire, and Kidderminster in the Wyre Forest District of Worcestershire. Ī number of sizeable settlements fall outside the morphological boundaries of the Birmingham Metropolitan Area but still form part of its economic and infrastructural hinterland. Each of these authorities has at least one high-rise, or tall building or structure ≥35 metres in height.
It comprises the three cities ( Birmingham, Coventry, Wolverhampton) and four metropolitan boroughs ( Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall) which make up the Metropolitan county of the West Midlands, along with its commuter zones, which extend into the neighbouring district authorities of Bromsgrove and Redditch in Worcestershire Cannock Chase, Lichfield, South Staffordshire and Tamworth in Staffordshire and all five district authorities of Warwickshire, including the towns of Bedworth, Coleshill, Nuneaton, Royal Leamington Spa, and Warwick itself. The Birmingham Metropolitan Area is an urban agglomeration located in the West Midlands region of England with a population of around 3.8 million people, making it the second largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom. Map of the Birmingham Metropolitan Area showing its built-up areas, morphological boundaries and catchment zones.
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