The building was covered by a triangular trussed steel frame roof with distinctive diamond shaped perimeter rooflights.
Leicester engineering building roof.
The building was designed by sir james stirling and james gowan and completed in 1963.
The university is undertaking works to replace the roof and glazed facades of the iconic and internationally famous grade ii listed engineering building.
The university has invested substantially in repairing.
The factory like construction was the first example of post modern architecture in the uk a riposte to the postwar trend for glum functionalism which made the reputations of james stirling and james gowan.
University of leicester engineering building roof reconstruction exceeds expectations watch a video on the engineering building its construction and history.
Complex project to replace the innovative stirling and gowan glass panelled roof is completed.
It was thermally inefficient and the thin glass and roof structure made access for even basic cleaning and repair impossible in places.