Alpha Tower - miniature concrete model

Alpha Tower - miniature concrete modelModel 010_Alpha Tower Miniature Concrete ModelHand cast in fine concrete. Shaped by memory. Some buildings carry a kind of quiet elegance, they are sharp, simple, and unshakably confident. Alpha Tower is like that. Rising cleanly within the centre of Birmingham, UK, its crisp white concrete and vertical window bands give it a rhythm that feels both modern and timeless. Completed in the early 1970s, it remains one of the citys most refined post war

Despite attempts to demolish or sell it off

and arguably one of the most influential cinema designs full stop

Alpha Tower in Birmingham visible from the Southern end before redevelopment

One sector works well on its own as a focused Brutalist scene

is one of the three residential towers that define the Barbican Estate

Brief Overview:The Arts Tower forms the vertical counterpoint to Western Bank Library

The repeating bays

There’s something about the precision of it

Its modular composition of glass

or simply recognised its strength

Jan Nováček Completed: 1977 Status: In use as offices

A small cast of one of Birmingham’s Seifert landmarks