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1. www.archdaily.com › 421970Library of Birmingham / Mecanoo | ArchDaily

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   Aug 29, 2013 · The rooftop rotunda houses the Shakespeare Memorial Room, designed in 1882. This Victorian reading room is lined with wood from the first Birmingham Central Library. Its prominent position as a ...

2. visitbirmingham.com › things-to-see-and-do › theThe Library of Birmingham - Visit Birmingham

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3. www.birmingham.gov.uk › librariesLibraries | Birmingham City Council

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   Library of Birmingham Centenary Square Broad Street Birmingham B1 2ND; Telephone: 0121 242 4242. Email: enquiries@libraryofbirmingham.com. Libraries. Archives and ...

4. www.theguardian.com › artanddesign › 2013Birmingham's new library is a modern behemoth that encases ...

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   Aug 28, 2013 · The work of celebrated local architect John Madin, the Central Library has been loved and hated in equal measure since it opened in 1974. A bold inverted ziggurat of floating concrete planes ...

5. architectuul.com › birmingham-central-libraryBirmingham Central Library | Architectuul

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   The Birmingham Central Library is a public library in Birmingham it was completed in 1974. John Madin, an English architect and Birmingham local designed the Brutalist style building. In 2013 a new Birmingham library opened a few hundred meters away and despite conservation efforts Madin's Central library is to be demolished.

6. www.bbc.com › news › uk-england-birmingham-34975472Birmingham Central Library: Last-ditch campaign to save ... - BBC

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   Dec 1, 2015 · Campaigners have appealed to Birmingham City Council's new leader to save the "iconic" Central Library building from demolition. The building, an example of brutalist architecture, closed to make ...

7. www.bbc.com › news › uk-england-birmingham-23081886Birmingham Central Library timeline - BBC News

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   Jun 29, 2013 · After 40 years, Birmingham Central Library closed to the public on 29 June 2013, ahead of the opening of a new £190m library. The old library officially opened in 1974 and was once described by ...