Birmingham Central Library, by John Madin, opened 1974, to be demolished beginning 2013.
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Birmingham Central Library, by John Madin, opened 1974, demolition commencing 2013. see also “The Man Who Built Brum: A Lament for the Demise of John Madin’s Brutalist Birmingham” in the Independent.
South Lanarkshire Council headquarters, Hamilton. ©2013 Bauzeitgeist
Demolition of the Debenham’s, Sidewall Street, Exeter, via demolition-exeter.blogspot.com
Gorbals Tower Bloack, Glasgow, by Basil Spence via Architecture.com’s How We Built Britain
Gallowgate Twins, Glasgow. Tallest buildings in Scotland, condemned and scheduled for demolition. c.2011, via Urban Realm
Ibrox, Glasgow. ©Richard Chivers, May 2012. Via Human Endeavour Photography
Centre-ville du Kigali, 2013.
Hillbrow, Johannesburg. ©Jens Assur, from his photo exhibit, “Africa Is A Great Country”
Maputo. ©Jens Assur, from his photo exhibit, “Africa Is A Great Country”
Johannesburg. ©Jens Assur, from his photo exhibit, “Africa Is A Great Country”
Lagos. ©Jens Assur, from his photo exhibit, “Africa Is A Great Country”
The Presidential Palace, Cotonou, Benin, c.1965
The Presidential Palace, Cotonou, Benin, c.1965
Republic of Dahomey stamp showing the Presidential Palace in Cotonou, Benin, 1963.
