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[[Image:Central Bank building rendering.png|right|thumb|275px|Architect's rendering]]
[[Image:Central Bank building rendering.png|right|thumb|425px|Architect's rendering]]
The [[UAB administration building]] was built in [[1967]] as the headquarters of [[Compass Bank|Central Bank and Trust]]. The 13-story, 165-foot tall building is located on [[20th Street South]] between [[7th Avenue South]] and [[University Boulevard]]. The building is in the modern style with pronounced vertical ribs on the brick-veneer facade. A rendering (right) shows a dark glass cladding in place of the brick. The building steps back dramatically from its footprint at the fourth floor, creating broad roof terraces facing 20th Street and 7th Avenue. A 5 story parking garage is attached to the rear (east side) of the building. The rest of the building continues up another 10 floors as a wide slab shape. The central circulation core and elevator penthouse are expressed on the roofscape.
The [[UAB administration building]] was built in [[1967]] as the headquarters of [[Compass Bank|Central Bank and Trust]]. The 13-story, 165-foot tall building is located on [[20th Street South]] between [[7th Avenue South]] and [[University Boulevard]]. The building is in the modern style with pronounced vertical ribs on the brick-veneer facade. A rendering shows a dark glass cladding in place of the brick. The building steps back dramatically from its footprint at the fourth floor, creating broad roof terraces facing 20th Street and 7th Avenue. A 5-story parking garage is attached to the rear (east side) of the building. The rest of the building continues up another 10 floors as a wide slab shape. The central circulation core and elevator penthouse are expressed on the roofscape.


In an interview with ''[[Kaleidoscope|The Kaleidoscope]]'', bank president [[Harry Brock]] noted ties between [[Southside]]'s first modern skyscraper and the [[College of General Studies]] which later became [[UAB]]. He noted that the college was renting office space in the new building from its opening, and remarked that the line of flags across the front terrace would represent the nations from which medical graduate students had come to Birmingham. He also mentioned that the bank was considering leasing parking spaces in its deck after hours to help commuting students finding it hard to find parking, and suggested that the bank's cafeteria hours might be made convenient for students.
In an interview with ''[[Kaleidoscope|The Kaleidoscope]]'', bank president [[Harry Brock]] noted ties between [[Southside]]'s first modern skyscraper and the [[College of General Studies]] which later became [[UAB]]. He noted that the college was renting office space in the new building from its opening, and remarked that the line of flags across the front terrace would represent the nations from which medical graduate students had come to Birmingham. He also mentioned that the bank was considering leasing parking spaces in its deck after hours to help commuting students finding it hard to find parking, and suggested that the bank's cafeteria hours might be made convenient for students.

Revision as of 16:18, 6 March 2015

Architect's rendering

The UAB administration building was built in 1967 as the headquarters of Central Bank and Trust. The 13-story, 165-foot tall building is located on 20th Street South between 7th Avenue South and University Boulevard. The building is in the modern style with pronounced vertical ribs on the brick-veneer facade. A rendering shows a dark glass cladding in place of the brick. The building steps back dramatically from its footprint at the fourth floor, creating broad roof terraces facing 20th Street and 7th Avenue. A 5-story parking garage is attached to the rear (east side) of the building. The rest of the building continues up another 10 floors as a wide slab shape. The central circulation core and elevator penthouse are expressed on the roofscape.

In an interview with The Kaleidoscope, bank president Harry Brock noted ties between Southside's first modern skyscraper and the College of General Studies which later became UAB. He noted that the college was renting office space in the new building from its opening, and remarked that the line of flags across the front terrace would represent the nations from which medical graduate students had come to Birmingham. He also mentioned that the bank was considering leasing parking spaces in its deck after hours to help commuting students finding it hard to find parking, and suggested that the bank's cafeteria hours might be made convenient for students.

After the bank, which changed its name to Compass Bank, relocated to the Daniel Building in midtown, the building was purchased by UAB in the mid-1990s and renovated for use as an administration building. Large illuminated signs with UAB's logo replaced the Central Bank logo at the top of the building, and the exterior walls were painted. The building still houses a banking branch on the ground floor with drive-through windows in the parking garage.

References

  • "Central Bank Building Marks New Era of Growth for Southside." (October 26, 1967) The Kaleidoscope

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