Ashley And Strathcona Buildings, Birmingham University

The Ashley and Strathcona Buildings at Birmingham University are linked faculty buildings constructed between 1961 and 1964 by the architects Howell, Killick, Partridge and Amis. The taller block features a reinforced concrete frame, with pre-cast concrete and concrete blocks, topped with a flat roof. This tower block is made of concrete blocks and has a low-pitched lead-covered roof.

Adjacent to this is a low, slightly curved two-storey lecture room block, which connects to a five-storey spiral block that houses tutors' offices. This spiral block encloses a central covered atrium that is illuminated from above, with a staircase winding around its outer edge. The low block has vertical strip windows and wall panels that rise to create a broken parapet. The taller block features individual 2-light windows in each room, each with canted sides that form an oriel, and the beam-ends are expressed at ceiling level between the rooms.