Queen's Building
The Queen's Building, De Montfort University, Leicester (1991-1993) by Short and Associates. The first example of "green architecture" that I'd ever seen, it was designed to be (at the time) Europe's largest naturally ventilated building, the "chimneys" are in fact air ducts. It was built for the University's school of Engineering and Manufacture, and is practically next door to a church and vicarage by the great architect George Gilbert Scott, which presumably explains the factory chimney appearance of the air ducts, and the choice of red / polychrome brick gothic styling. I really love it - it's a real shame it's not more immediately visible from the city centre, or from the railway line, as it would make a great icon for Leicester.
A bit more info on the architectural practice that designed it: -
Queen's Building
The Queen's Building, De Montfort University, Leicester (1991-1993) by Short and Associates. The first example of "green architecture" that I'd ever seen, it was designed to be (at the time) Europe's largest naturally ventilated building, the "chimneys" are in fact air ducts. It was built for the University's school of Engineering and Manufacture, and is practically next door to a church and vicarage by the great architect George Gilbert Scott, which presumably explains the factory chimney appearance of the air ducts, and the choice of red / polychrome brick gothic styling. I really love it - it's a real shame it's not more immediately visible from the city centre, or from the railway line, as it would make a great icon for Leicester.
A bit more info on the architectural practice that designed it: -