[4], In August 2010 the tower closed again due to "technical issues stemming from its original design". After a year-out working as an architectural assistant in Manchester he attended The Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London, where he did a Diploma in Architecture. Architects: John Russell Partnership Lists of tallest buildings and structures in the United Kingdom, Tallest under construction, approved, and proposed, including rotating blades with 45 metres (148 ft) length, Learn how and when to remove this template message, List of tallest buildings and structures in Edinburgh, List of tallest buildings and structures in Scotland, "Disappearing Glasgow: documenting the demolition of a city's troubled past", "£5m city turbine will be visible around world", Livingstone Tower, University of Strathclyde, "Forth & Clyde Canal, Townsend's chimney, Glasgow", "Glasgow, North Canal Bank Street, Pinkston Power Station", http://skyscrapernews.com/bdbsearch.php?city=Glasgow, http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/display.var.2536220.0.0.php, Tallest buildings and structures by usage, Tallest destroyed buildings and structures, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_tallest_buildings_and_structures_in_Glasgow&oldid=980269061, Lists of tallest buildings in the United Kingdom, Lists of buildings and structures in Scotland, Articles needing additional references from January 2019, All articles needing additional references, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. It is shaped like an aerofoil (as if a symmetrical aircraft wing had been set in the ground vertically), with 4 manually-operated 6 kW motors to turn it into the wind in order to reduce wind resistance and improve stability through aerodynamic forces (wind split by the aerofoil applies an equal force to both sides of the structure, holding it in place). When completed in 2001, it became the second tallest self supporting structure in Scotland, behind the Inverkip Power Station chimney. Glasgow Harbour 2 – 15 floors Elmbank Tower Aurora tower – 14 floors Tall buildings in UK Fandom Apps Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. It holds a Guinness World Record for being the tallest fully rotating freestanding structure in the world, in which the whole structure is capable of rotating 360 degrees. The tower, previously known as the Millennium Tower, was the winning design in an international competition to design a tower for the city centre of Glasgow. The tower opened to the public again in July 2014 with new safety features and an updated interior. The tower has two lifts each with a 12-person capacity, but for reasons of comfort, this is limited to 6 guests plus a single member of staff. Glasgow tower – 125 metres high, Scottish skyscrapers Elphinstone urban village 2 – 20 floors In Glasgow, similar initiatives have taken place – in 2011, the Glasgow Housing Association saved one of a cluster of three condemned tower blocks in the Ibrox area with the help of government grants to transform it into desirable rented housing for young professionals. Graving Dock Graving dock 2 – 15 floors Elphinstone Place – 134 metres high, Highest existing: This is to allow the building to rotate to face into the wind. Dixon Street Tower Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Dalian House, 350 St Vincent Street, Glasgow, Glasgow Walking Tours: Tour Guide for Walks, Glasgow Architects Offices – Design Practices. [11] The tower now operates annually across the summer months (between April and October) and will take passengers to the 100 metres (330 ft) high observation deck when wind-speeds do not exceed approximately 11.2 metres per second (40 km/h; 25 mph), which ensures their comfort and enjoyment. Three days after opening, a capacitor bank at the base encountered a fault, producing smoke which was misidentified as a fire. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, "Alimak Hek Ltd Celebrates 50th Anniversary", "Flickr photo of World Record certificate", "BBC News - Faulty tower: Glasgow's £10m white elephant", "Glasgow Science Centre webpage on event", http://glasgow.stv.tv/articles/283145-glasgow-tower-set-to-open-to-the-public-for-first-time-in-four-years/, Photographs taken from the tower and of the tower, Timelapse video of the tower rotating, as viewed from the base, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Glasgow_Tower&oldid=982898645, Buildings and structures completed in 2001, Infobox mapframe without OSM relation ID on Wikidata, Articles with dead external links from December 2019, Articles with permanently dead external links, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 11 October 2020, at 01:38.