Birmingham tower faces year delay as site reduced

摘要

A landmark leisure and observation tower intended to boost Birmingham's image as a "global city" has been delayed by at least a year. Architect RTKL is now reworking designs for the 200m-high VTP200 tower, also known as the Vertiplex, after Birmingham City Council reduced the size of the site by 120sq m to accommodate a road-widening project. The ￡95 million scheme, which was scheduled to open in 2010 but had already been heavily criticised by Cabe, includes a hotel alongside an observation deck, a bungee-jump platform and other white-knuckle rides. It was hailed last year by city council leader Mike