Met Tower

Met Tower
The north elevation of the Met Tower taken in 2019. The podium structure in the foreground was demolished in 2023.
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Former namesGlasgow College of Building and Printing
Glasgow Metropolitan College
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeAcademic (1964-2014)
Office (2025-, anticipated)
Architectural styleModernist
LocationGlasgow, Scotland
Address60 North Hanover Street
Coordinates(55°51′48″N 4°14′47″W / 55.8634°N 4.2463°W / 55.8634; -4.2463 (Glasgow Metropolitan College, Cathedral Street Campus))
Year(s) built1961-64
Completed1964
Renovated2023-
OwnerBruntwood
Height
Roof74.7 metres (245 ft)[citation needed]
Technical details
Structural systemReinforced Concrete
Floor count14
Lifts/elevators4
Design and construction
Architect(s)Peter Williams
Architecture firmWyllie, Shanks and Underwood
Main contractorMelville, Dundas & Whitson

The Met Tower is a prominent high rise building in Glasgow, Scotland, and was the main building of the former Glasgow Metropolitan College. It originally opened in 1964 as the Stow College of Building, and for most of its life has been known as the Glasgow College of Building and Printing. Its official address is 60 North Hanover Street.

The 14-storey structure is a major landmark in Glasgow city centre, overlooking George Square, and is one of the city's celebrated Modernist buildings. Its distinctive roof structures were directly influenced by Le Corbusier's famous La Cité Radieuse block in Marseille. It currently holds Grade-B listed status, and as of 2022 is owned by the property company Bruntwood SciTech.