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Facts
Official Name Broadcasting Place
Type building
Status Completed
Country United Kingdom
City Leeds
Street Address 148 Woodhouse Lane
Building Function residential / education / office
Structural Material concrete / steel
Proposed 2006
Start of Construction 2007
Completion 2009
National Ranking #62 tallest in United Kingdom
City Ranking #3 tallest in Leeds
Figures
Height: Architectural 69.5 meter / 228 feet
Height: Occupied 62.6 meter / 205 feet
Height: To Tip 69.5 meter / 228 feet
Floors Above Ground 23
Tower GFA 6,486 m² / 69,815 ft²
Companies Involved
Owner Downing and Leeds Metropolitan University
Developer Downing and Leeds Metropolitan University
Design Architect Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios
Structural Engineer Halcrow Yolles
MEP Engineer KGA
Main Contractor George Downing Construction
CTBUH Awards
2010 Overall Best Tall Building Worldwide Winner
CTBUH 9th Annual Awards, (See the CTBUH Awards Book)
2010 Best Tall Building Europe Winner
CTBUH 9th Annual Awards, (See the CTBUH Awards Book)

Videos
Interview: George Downing, Downing, Leeds & Alex Whitbread
A.Whitbread (Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios), G.Downing (Downing), 2010 Awards Symposium
Diversification of Tall Buildings for New Social Context
G. Downing, A. Whitbread (Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios), CTBUH Awards Symposium

Other CTBUH Links
Broadcasting Place, Leeds
CTBUH Featured Tall Building, 2011