Nottingham's BioCity featuring a 17-metre high aluminium façade opens its doors to global visitors

BioCity, Nottingham's newest landmark destination, unveiled earlier this month stands out with its curtain of 17-metre high aluminium tubes and fibre-optic lights that link the building with NASA satellites. The entire installation provides a stunning entrance to the building standing tall in the eastern side of the city.

BioCity houses a £30-million new life sciences hub and marks an important step forward for one of Nottingham's key emerging sectors. The new five-storey building with its unique aluminium facade was lit-up for the first time recently ahead of its official opening last week.

Dr Glenn Crocker, chief executive officer of BioCity, said: "This is art that the whole city can enjoy. There are some who see the arts and sciences as distinct, almost polar opposites but that is not the case and this installation reflects that perfectly."

Councillor Graham Chapman, who switched the lights on, said: "I think it is going to be one of the best buildings in the city... I am looking forward to seeing this ever changing display for years to come and hope it will inspire local artists to think big and be bold."

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The unique solar installation along with the 17-meter high aluminium facade uses live activity from the surface of the sun to illuminate the building, which forms an expansion of the BioCity science park complex – a home for businesses in the biosciences sector. The building is expected become a new landmark for those travelling both from the north and south to Nottingham.