Aston Triangle

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The Aston Triangle is an area of Birmingham City Centre, United Kingdom. The area is mostly dominated by educational facilities, mostly for higher education. Aston University is based within the Aston Triangle area and the logo of the establishment takes from the shape of the area. Birmingham City University also uses facilities on the Aston University campus. These are in Gosta Green together with Birmingham Institute of Art and Design and Aston Science Park. The site has large numbers of teaching buildings and student halls of residence, which are used by Aston University. Three large towers containing student dwellings are to be demolished and replaced with more student accommodation.

The headquarters of West Midlands Fire Service was located at Lancaster Circus. The building has been purchased by the Watkin Jones Group who have plans to construct a high rise building in the courtyard of the building. West Midlands Five Service are currently constructing new headquarters in Duddeston. The area is also a centre of healthcare in Birmingham. An old Victorian building, which used to be the General Hospital, is now the Birmingham Children's Hospital. Adjacent to this is the Birmingham Dental Hospital of postwar architecture.

The main road accessing the Aston Triangle area is Aston Expressway, which runs from the Spaghetti Junction in Gravelly Hill. This is raised above Lancaster Circus on the Lancaster Flyover. Pedestrian underpasses are located beneath the road junction.