News archive
- Historic England to view work on preserving iconic Engineering Building (3 October 2016)
- Engineering Building listed as one of the 'world's best unsung buildings' (31 August 2016)
- Historic England name Engineering Building a top 10 post War building (2 October 2015)
- 'Once in a lifetime’ project to preserve iconic Stirling and Gowan Engineering Building: Partners and constructors pledge to maintain historic building’s cultural status (20 September 2015)
- Tribute to architect behind iconic Engineering Building: James Gowan dies aged 92 (17 June 2015)
- Work to start on iconic University Engineering Building: New roof and glazed facades will extend functionality of 1960s building for another 50 years (24 April 2015)
- ‘Leicester's Engineering Building: Architectural Dream - Engineering Nightmare?’: Iconic building is focus of Leicester talk (16 March 2012)
- University commissions consultants to preserve one of Britain's iconic buildings: Famous glass roof to be refurbished and preserved (25 October 2011)
- Jim Stirling and the Red Trilogy: Three Radical Buildings: New book of essays on Stirling's most famous works (5 November 2010)
- 'Stirling's Red Buildings': Conference dedicated to architect who co-designed Leicester's Engineering Building (25 February 2009)
- Engineering building among UK 'top 10 most inspiring buildings in Britain': Cited in a new national list of famous structures that includes Hadrian’s Wall and Stonehenge. (5 January 2008)
- Engineering Building is a hit with city residents: Voted as the second best building in Leicester after the National Space Centre (21 March 2007)
When I was 18, I thought it was heroic and barnstorming and about five times bigger than it actually is. Instead, it’s small and delicate, and that’s what appeals to me now.