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The Arts Tower

I need some people to talk to!

About Me

I am The Arts Tower. You might have heard of me. I live in Sheffield, England, in a very windy part of town. I am not sure if I am contributing to the wind problem. I get lonely, and all my friends have myspaces, so I thought I'd get one too! I've lived a sad life. When I was young, I didn't envisage myself joining up to a faceless corporation for life. Now it has happened. I am now frail and grey, and have had so many people come inside me I lost count, back in the 60s. I have a lovely baby, The Main Library, who is still attached to me by umbilical cord. I am grade 2 listed, have 19 lift-accessible floors, and although I have 2 high-speed lifts, I also have a paternoster lift. You don't know what one of those is? Well, look at my revealing pictures and find out!!!!12

My Interests

I like standing up straight and sometimes swaying, clubbing, alternative modes of transport. I am very anti-globalisation. And hot dogs. I like hot dogs. And other buildings and people who will talk to me. I am your Arts Tower!

I'd like to meet:

Anyone who will be my friend. I find it hard to get into clubs and meet people, so please, add and chat. I am more than willing to chat. And I'd like to meet an American skyscraper. And the Shipley Clock Tower, which I hear is under threat of dismantlement! This is disgusting, as it is the love of my life. Have you been inside me? I'd like to know. The same goes for musicians who have had their photo taken in front of me. Especially if you, at the time, were looking up, wistfully, as if were intellectual.

Music:

I like Warp record releases, Welsh-language indie-pop of the 1990s (i.e. Ankst records) and The Long Blondes, who once filmed a video inside me! In fact, I have been in so many band photos, I am probably one of the most famous musicians in Sheffield. Apart from Def Leppard, obviously.

Movies:

I like 50s disaster films. The Towering Inferno, particularly. I hope to recreate that one day. I am often exposed to great intellectual thought. Did you know, inside me you can study things such as the Bible and Soviet literature? Yes, the Biblical Studies department is really high up, so you can be closer to God!!!1

Television:

I've quite enjoyed the recent series of Skycops, set in Sheffield. Although, I have to admit I have at times been worried about Yankee 99 (police helicopter in programme) flying into me. That would be sick (bad).

Books:

I've been reading a lot of P.K. Dick recently, and have been rediscovering the works of Evelyn Waugh, especially 'Brideshead Revisited'. It is well 12th floor (Philosophy).

Heroes:

I support the Queen and people who do it themselves. But don't build a building yourself. That can be dangerous.

My Blog

The Arts Tower's 20-Storey Haiku

THE ARTS TOWER  AN AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL 20-STOREY HAIKU..:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />       I am The Arts Tower, Hear me roar! And stand so tall...
Posted by The Arts Tower on Mon, 21 May 2007 07:01:00 PST

AN AESTHETIC BRUTALISM: ARTS TOWER CRITIQUE

An Aesthetic Brutalism The Arts Tower is what it is; a large shard of smoke stained glass scratched by wisps of steel, shouldered by the solemn grandeur of concrete. That is its beauty. It isn't afra...
Posted by The Arts Tower on Fri, 30 Mar 2007 12:28:00 PST

The Arts Tower's True Tabloid Tale

THE ARTS TOWER  BEHIND THE FAÇADE   THE SENSATIONAL TRUE STORY OF A NAÏVE YOUNG BUILDING'S QUEST FOR SUCCESS AT ANY PRICE, HOW YOUTHFUL IDEALISM WAS BETRAYED BY AN ALL-CONSUMING NEED FOR FAME A...
Posted by The Arts Tower on Tue, 05 Dec 2006 01:55:00 PST

CLUB ARTS TOWER POWER - 24/11/2006

Hello all, I hope you are well. I am well. True, it is windy, but us buildings are taught not to be afraid of the wind. On with the business! CLUB ARTS TOWER POWER commences this Friday 24th November ...
Posted by The Arts Tower on Sun, 19 Nov 2006 10:40:00 PST

ARTS TOWER POWER .4

Hello everyone,   Time again for ARTS TOWER POWER. May I remind you that we're having a big party in my honour on the 24th November at Sheffield University. For details, please check ARTS TOWER P...
Posted by The Arts Tower on Sat, 11 Nov 2006 05:47:00 PST

ARTS TOWER POWER .3

Hello, Thank you all again for your lovely thoughts on my issues. It helps a lot you know. It seems I am vastly growing in popularity, so I should make this blog less style, more substance. On with th...
Posted by The Arts Tower on Sun, 29 Oct 2006 06:55:00 PST

ARTS TOWER POWER .2

Hello, dear people of The Arts Tower, I would first like to thank all the wonderful people who took the time to read ARTS TOWER POWER .1! It was very flattering to see that people were interested in w...
Posted by The Arts Tower on Sat, 21 Oct 2006 07:45:00 PST

ARTS TOWER POWER .1

Hello my friends, Welcome to ARTS TOWER POWER: The official blog of me, the Arts Tower. In ARTS TOWER POWER you can read about what I've been upto, and you can comment on any interesting incidents you...
Posted by The Arts Tower on Mon, 09 Oct 2006 10:47:00 PST