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Celebrating John Madin's brutalist Central Library building (Birmingham, UK), and questioning the need for it to be demolished. (This blog is run by members of Friends Of The Central Library. All images are reproduced solely for the furtherance of knowledge and no claim to commercial rights is made. Every effort has been made to contact copyright holders and we will be happy to correct any errors or omissions that are brought to our attention.)
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  • betonbrute: Birmingham Central Library. R.I.P. 1973 - 2013. This is why we can’t have nice things. A beautiful, early image of Central Library’s inner courtyard. Now due to be demolished in order to make way for corporate office blocks.

    betonbrute:

    Birmingham Central Library. R.I.P. 1973 - 2013.

    This is why we can’t have nice things.

    A beautiful, early image of Central Library’s inner courtyard. Now due to be demolished in order to make way for corporate office blocks.

    Source: betonbrute
    • December 21, 2012 (12:45 pm)
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    • #architecture
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