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Brutalist church is listed
St Matthew's Church deserves to be recognised as one of Birmingham’s star architectural attractions, believes Alan Clawley.
Symbolizing Birmingham
Alan Clawley considers what should be the defining ‘iconic’ symbol of Birmingham.
Let there be light
Alan Clawley has been watching the redevelopment of Birmingham's New Street Station and takes issue with the motives behind it.
Closed for good – The last chapter of the Birmingham Library story
Published on 31 Mar, 2013 at 9:37 in Architecture, Birmingham, Books, Environment, Open Government, Property Press, The Debate | | 2 Comments
Alan Clawley on the impending closure of Birmingham Central Library in June - but ideas are still being proposed for its future
Birmingham – Then and Now
Published on 8 Mar, 2013 at 21:46 in Architecture, Birmingham, Books, Features, Local history, Politics, Property Press | | No Comments
Alan Clawley has published a book in a popular series.
No work for the panel
Published on 8 Mar, 2013 at 21:27 in Architecture, Birmingham, Business, Environment, Politics, Property Press | | 3 Comments
Alan Clawley writes about the re-constituted Conservation and Heritage Panel
Why conservation makes sense
Published on 20 Feb, 2013 at 9:38 in Architecture, Birmingham, Environment, Local history, Property Press | | No Comments
Alan Clawley explains the case for retention, not destruction.
State-sponsored culture
Published on 15 Feb, 2013 at 8:20 in Architecture, Birmingham, Comment, Environment, Property Press | | 1 Comment
Alan Clawley finds similarities between Birmingham’s ‘modern’ developments and some of those post-war architectural monuments in Europe
Déjà Vu
Published on 5 Feb, 2013 at 11:30 in Architecture, Birmingham, Environment, Local history, Politics | | No Comments
The Birmingham Press has been granted rights to use some pictures of historic interest showing how Birmingham has changed. As Alan Clawley explains, history has a habit of repeating itself.
Central Library not bursting at the seams
Published on 30 Jan, 2013 at 10:16 in Architecture, Birmingham, Comment, Local history | | No Comments
Loads of space in the new library of Birmingham, but what's it for? wonders Alan Clawley.
The art of the underpass
Published on 15 Jan, 2013 at 10:01 in Architecture, Art and Leisure, Birmingham, Environment, Local history, Motoring, Style and Design | | No Comments
Alan Clawley shares some views of Birmingham's semi-subterranean pedestrian history.
Budget cuts
Alan Clawley wades through the gloom and doom of budget cuts and asks why Sir Albert Bore is predicting the end of local government as we know it.
Birmingham Central Library: The latest ‘last ditch’ attempt to save it
Published on 4 Jan, 2013 at 9:18 in Architecture, Birmingham, Local history, Property Press | | 4 Comments
Alan Clawley claims that reports of the imminent destruction of John Madin's library are way off the mark and that the campaign to save it goes on.
The new city park
Published on 28 Dec, 2012 at 13:26 in Birmingham, Business, Environment, Property Press | | No Comments
Alan Clawley scans a Birmingham landscape with a highly critical eye.
Sir Albert’s Christmas card and coping with loss
Published on 22 Dec, 2012 at 11:07 in Architecture, Birmingham, Christmas, Environment, Style and Design | | 1 Comment
Alan Clawley spots a confusing, yet festive, dichotomy.
Passionate about conservation
Published on 15 Dec, 2012 at 12:52 in Architecture, Birmingham, Comment, Democratise, Local history, Politics, Property Press | | 1 Comment
Alan Clawley believes history shows that the Council just can’t cope with anyone who displays too much passion for the past.
The economics of regeneration
Published on 3 Dec, 2012 at 12:02 in Architecture, Birmingham, Politics, Property Press | | 2 Comments
Alan Clawley writes: "We are not alone in being sceptical about the ability of the Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) and the RZ to rescue developments like Paradise Circus."
Planning objections lodged over Paradise Circus
Birmingham’s Friends of the Central Library has submitted a formal objection to the Argent planning application for Paradise Circus.
There are historic cities and then there’s ‘Birmingham, its people, its history’
Alan Clawley believes Birmingham doesn't capitalise on its historic assets and suggests a better way to make more of them.
