Barbican Centre

London
Height
1
Architectural:
Height is measured from the level of the lowest, significant, open-air, pedestrian entrance to the architectural top of the building, including spires, but not including antennae, signage, flag poles or other functional-technical equipment. This measurement is the most widely utilized and is employed to define the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) rankings of the "World's Tallest Buildings."
123 m / 404 ft
1 Cromwell Tower Outline
  Floors
Above Ground
The number of floors above ground should include the ground floor level and be the number of main floors above ground, including any significant mezzanine floors and major mechanical plant floors. Mechanical mezzanines should not be included if they have a significantly smaller floor area than the major floors below. Similarly, mechanical penthouses or plant rooms protruding above the general roof area should not be counted. Note: CTBUH floor counts may differ from published accounts, as it is common in some regions of the world for certain floor levels not to be included (e.g., the level 4, 14, 24, etc. in Hong Kong).
42
Official Name
The current legal building name.

Barbican Centre

Other Names
Other names the building has commonly been known as, including former names, common informal names, local names, etc.

Barbican Estate

Type

Complex

Status
Completed
Architecturally Topped Out
Structurally Topped Out
Under Construction
Proposed
On Hold
Never Completed
Vision
Competition Entry
Canceled
Proposed Renovation
Under Renovation
Renovated
Under Demolition
Demolished

Completed

Country

United Kingdom

City

London

Function

residential

Master Planner

Chamberlin, Powell and Bon

# of Apartments

74

Map of Buildings in Complex

Note: Only buildings that have GPS coordinates recorded are displayed.

 

List of Buildings in Complex

RANK
Name
Height
1 Cromwell Tower

123 m / 404 ft
1 Lauderdale Tower

123 m / 404 ft
1 Shakespeare Tower

123 m / 404 ft
4 Blake Tower

52 m / 171 ft

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Global News

19 October 2022

Brutalist Barbican Tower Site for Sale in London

A parcel near Barbican’s Cromwell Tower is up for sale with planning permission granted to convert it into residential space.  Originally earmarked for a commercial...

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Global News

19 October 2022

Brutalist Barbican Tower Site for Sale in London

A parcel near Barbican’s Cromwell Tower is up for sale with planning permission granted to convert it into residential space.  Originally earmarked for a commercial...

23 September 2021

Brutalist London Landmark Slated for Major Renewal

 A major renewal of the London brutalist icon, Barbican Centre, is on the horizon. The City of London Corporation has launched a search for a...