34 min

Building a better Birmingham Banana Republic

    • Politics

We're talking architecture and buildings in Brum with a former planning committee chairman Peter Douglas Osborn and former conservation and heritage panel chair Fiona Williams. Their concerns include that designs are increasingly generic - they want distinctive buildings like the Library of Birmingham and Selfridges.For back groundHere's some plans currently on the drawing board And here's some details of buildings we've discussedLibrary of Birmingham Natwest TowerRingway Centre Smallbrook QueenswayBirmingham Central LibrarySoho House MuseumIcknield Port Loop For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

We're talking architecture and buildings in Brum with a former planning committee chairman Peter Douglas Osborn and former conservation and heritage panel chair Fiona Williams. Their concerns include that designs are increasingly generic - they want distinctive buildings like the Library of Birmingham and Selfridges.For back groundHere's some plans currently on the drawing board And here's some details of buildings we've discussedLibrary of Birmingham Natwest TowerRingway Centre Smallbrook QueenswayBirmingham Central LibrarySoho House MuseumIcknield Port Loop For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

34 min

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