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Beetham Tower
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Facts
Official Name
Beetham Tower
Former / Other Name
Hilton Tower
Type
building
Status
Completed
Country
United Kingdom
City
Manchester
Street Address
301-303 Deansgate
Building Function
residential / hotel
Structural Material
concrete
Start of Construction
2004
Completion
2006
Regional Ranking
#56 tallest in
Europe
National Ranking
#8 tallest in
United Kingdom
City Ranking
#1 tallest in
Manchester
Figures
Height: Architectural
169.1 meter / 555 feet
Height: To Tip
169.1 meter / 555 feet
Floors Above Ground
50
Floors Below Ground
2
Companies Involved
Developer
The Beetham Organization Ltd.
Design Architect
Ian Simpson Architects
Structural Engineer
WSP Cantor Seinuk
Main Contractor
Carillion PLC
CTBUH Awards
2007 Best Tall Building Winner
CTBUH 6th Annual Awards,
(See the CTBUH Awards Book)
News Articles
Artists to use Beetham Tower in Manchester as 554ft-tall sundial for summer solstice (and yes, there is a plan B for cloudy skies)
Manchester Evening News, 2011-06
Beetham Tower to Finally Lose its 'Hum'
The Architects' Journal, 2010-02
Skyscraper Developer Faces £600,000 Bill for 'Fresh Air'
Liverpool Daily Post, 2008-07
