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Birmingham's Hidden Spaces: Modest Ravenhurst Cottages built as safe haven
Hidden Spaces
Nearly a century after their opening the cottages were struck by a bomb during the Second World War, killing one of the residents and leaving the building damaged until its repair in 1948
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Are we too eager to forget that brutal really can be quite beautiful?
Opinion
Applied to architecture, the use of the term Brutalism dates from the 1950s, although there is some dispute about its origins.
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25 artist's impressions of Birmingham buildings - did the architects get it right?
Economic Development
Thankfully, some were consigned to the design dustbin. Others became reality and followed their initial vision to the most detailed finish
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Concrete evidence of England's big progress
Retail & Consumer
A new book explores England’s green and concrete land. Graham Young reports.
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From newspaper press to underground car park: The changing face of the Post & Mail building
Economic Development
Birmingham Post editor Stacey Barnfield returned to his old offices, or what's left of them, to find out more about an epic engineering project taking place underground
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Top US magazine pushes visitors to Birmingham
Economic Development
The New York Magazine article lavishes praise on progress of city's leisure offer
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Abberley lock tower – the biggest juke-box in the world?
Retail & Consumer
Chris Upton looks at the history behind an iconic clock tower in Worcestershire.
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From the archives: How The Library of Birmingham could have looked
Economic Development
Ken Shuttleworth, Glenn Howells and Adjaye Associates came up with designs for city's new library
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TV architect George Clarke heads to Grand Designs Live
Retail & Consumer
Architect and restoration champion George Clarke is still surprised by the strange career twist that turned him into a TV star, just don’t call him a heartthrob. Alison Jones reports.
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Astley Castle in Warwickshire wins Riba Stirling Prize for architecture
Economic Development
Fire-damaged building wins biggest architecture award - the first time a conservation project has triumphed
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How Birmingham changed with the times
Retail & Consumer
New book reveals the evolving sights of Birmingham
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The futuristic vision of a Birmingham that never was
Economic Development
A fascinating insight into how 1950s town planners envisioned Birmingham has been revealed with the reprint of two influential books that helped shape the nation’s cities. Enda Mullen reports
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Astley Castle restoration was a noble deed
Retail & Consumer
The renovation of one of Warwickshire’s lesser known castles has been completed. Chris Upton takes a look around.
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Gallery: Stunning buildings shortlisted for world architecture awards
Retail & Consumer
British Antarctic Survey research centre one of the nominees for global design award
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