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Selfridges, Birmingham, UK - City architecture

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The Selfridges building is one of Birmingham's most distinctive landmarks and is one of the City's most photographed buildings. It was completed in 2003.

The Selfridges building

Birmingham

B5 4BP

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Photography by Daniel Sturley

Architect: Future Systems

Contractor: Laing O'Rourke

In brief

Selfridges is a great example of modern build and architecture.It was completed in 2003 at a cost of £60 million and was designed by architects, Future Systems and has had a significant influence on contemporary build across many cities worldwide. The exterior is created from 15,000 anodized aluminum discs.

In recent years, many of these discs have gone missing, and you might see men abseiling down the side of the building to clean or replace them. But as of 2021, all of the discs will be taken down and replaced behind scaffolding for the first time in 18 years.

Dogtooth Flower by Osman Yousefzada

During 2020 and 2021 all of the discs will be taken down and replaced, while scaffolding goes up with a pink hoarding artwork called the 'Dogtooth Flower' designed by Osman Yousefzada.

Pink Selfridges from Park Street (December 2020). Photography by Elliott Brown