Birmingham Central Library - ugly or beautiful?
Birmingham Central Library is a building that divides opinion. Some believe this piece of brutalist architecture should be demolished and be replaced with something more fitting for the city. Others see it as a piece of the city's heritage and feel it should remain.
Birmingham Central Library - ugly or beautiful? What do you think?
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in regards to the central library and paradise forum, it should be inproved, not removed.
if i had the spare time, i would go around city centre with a pertition to agree so.
someone realy should!
chris oreilly
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i think its ok. we have one in Slough on the A4 Bath rd,its the Slough Estates Bldg. We call it ,the upside down cake!
Regards,
Simon in Slough.
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The shape of the Birmingham Library is not the problem, it is the dirty contrete surface which is so horrible. They should paint it (multicoloured) then it would be stunning and far less brutal.
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I think Central Library would make a fantastic Tate Modern. Demolish all of the peripheral stuff which makes it look so horrible and just leave the ziggurat in place. Paint it in funky colours and bobs your uncle a proper cool Modern Art Gallery! Bit like a smaller one of that power station in London.
Real vision is needed but sadly the land is too valuable and the council will approve demolition to enable sale of the land to make way for more High rise offices.
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central library brum is just what it says.
it is an iconic and beautiful part of our core heritage.it should be listed, grey exterior and all. dont paint it dont touch it. it provided me with a haven of knowledge and solace in my years as a student in that great city. long live the buildings of brummegum, warts and all.
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