Mathematics Tower, Manchester
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| Mathematics Building | |
|---|---|
Maths Tower | |
 The Maths Tower in 2005 | |
 Interactive map of the Mathematics Building area | |
| General information | |
| Status | Demolished |
| Type | Academic |
| Architectural style | Modernist-brutalism |
| Location | Manchester, England |
| Completed | 1968 |
| Demolished | 2005 |
| Owner | Victoria University of Manchester (1968–2004) University of Manchester (2004–06) |
| Height | |
| Height | 75 m (246 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 18 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Scherrer & Hicks |
| References | |
| [1][2] | |
The Mathematics Building in Manchester, England, was a university building which housed the Mathematics Department of the Victoria University of Manchester and briefly the newly amalgamated University of Manchester from 1968 to 2004. The building consisted of a three-storey podium and an 18-storey, 75 m (246 ft) tall tower. It was designed by local architect Scherrer and Hicks with a combination of 1960s-brutalism and international style modernism architecture. It was demolished in 2005 as the maths department moved to the Alan Turing Building on Upper Brook Street.
The building was constructed in 1968 and designed by local architect firm, Scherrer and Hicks. The tower had two contrasting façades in juxtaposition; the west-facing side had a concrete brutalist exterior while the east side was clad in windows, which jutted out at varied angles. Both façades represented the current architectural movements of the era; modernism with flush glass panes and brutalism, marked by the use of concrete.[3]
