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The Library of Birmingham

December 2, 2013 1 Comment
The Library of Birmingham

The city of Birmingham is famous for reinventing itself.  No sooner are buildings thrown up than plans are hatched to raze them and start again.  A good case is the central library.  The ‘old’ library, an inverted concrete pyramid of stupendous brutality opened in 1974, has been abandoned in favour of a brand new block […]

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