Met Tower | |
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Former names | Glasgow College of Building and Printing Glasgow Metropolitan College |
General information | |
Status | Completed |
Type | Academic (1964-2014) Office (2025-, anticipated) |
Architectural style | Modernist |
Location | Glasgow, Scotland |
Address | 60 North Hanover Street |
Coordinates | (55°51′48″N 4°14′47″W / 55.8634°N 4.2463°W) |
Year(s) built | 1961-64 |
Completed | 1964 |
Renovated | 2023- |
Owner | Bruntwood |
Height | |
Roof | 74.7 metres (245 ft)[citation needed] |
Technical details | |
Structural system | Reinforced Concrete |
Floor count | 14 |
Lifts/elevators | 4 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Peter Williams |
Architecture firm | Wyllie, Shanks and Underwood |
Main contractor | Melville, 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.