Broadcasting Tower is a university building in Broadcasting Place in Woodhouse Lane,

Leeds Leeds is a city in West Yorkshire, England. It is the largest settlement in Yorkshire and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds Metropolitan Borough, which is the second most populous district in the United Kingdom. It is built aro ...

, England. Adjacent to other university buildings, it forms part of

Leeds Beckett University Leeds Beckett University (LBU), formerly known as Leeds Metropolitan University (LMU) and before that as Leeds Polytechnic, is a public university in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It has campuses in the Leeds city centre, city centre and Hea ...

; it houses the Faculty of Arts, Environment and Technology, while the main tower section consists of student flats. It was designed by

Stirling Prize The Royal Institute of British Architects Stirling Prize is a British prize for excellence in architecture. It is named after the architect James Stirling, organised and awarded annually by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). The ...

-winning architects Feilden Clegg Bradley. It is clad in

COR-TEN Weathering steel, often referred to by the genericised trademark COR-TEN steel and sometimes written without the hyphen as corten steel, is a group of steel alloys that form a stable external layer of rust that eliminates the need for painti ...

weathering steel, which has given it the rust-like appearance it is known for. The owners, Unite, are one of the UK's largest operators of purpose-built student accommodation. They provide accommodation for over 46,000 students in 133 properties across 28 of the UK's university cities. From September 2016 the accommodation space within Broadcasting Tower will be solely for Leeds Beckett University students. In June 2010, Broadcasting Place was the recipient of the 2010 Best Tall Building in the World award by the

Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) is an international body in the field of tall buildings, including skyscrapers, and Sustainable design, sustainable urban design. A non-profit organization based at the Monroe Building in ...

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External links

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Broadcasting Tower website

Downing Developments - Liverpool

The Broadcasting Tower - Downing Information Page

Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios website
Halls of residence in the United Kingdom Residential buildings completed in 2009 Buildings and structures in Leeds Weathering steel 1986 establishments in England Leeds Beckett University