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an artistic building with many circular designs on it's front and side windows, in the middle of a grassy area

The intricate steel lattice work that covers the outside of the building represents both the city’s industrial past and its heritage in jewellery making. It reflects and dissects the daylight to create everchanging shadows on the library’s walls and floors. The golden rotunda at the top of the building sits the Shakespeare memorial room, housing the original carved wood panels from the memorial room at the city’s demolished Victorian Library. #alite #allgood #birminghamarchitecture

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a large building with many windows on the front and sides, surrounded by tall grass

BIRMINGHAM LIBRARY // MECANOO I jumped at the the opportunity to photograph the fantastic architecture of the Library of Birmingham by Mecanoo. I didn't need to be asked twice. I really loved the exterior of the building which references the city's jewellery quarter, adding a filigree pattern of metal rings over golden, silver and glass facades. But for me it is the interior spaces that really captured my attention. The public space seems infinite from top to bottom, inside to…

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the inside of a library with people walking around

<p>More than just a building, the Library of Birmingham (LoB) designed by Mecanoo is a People&rsquo;s Palace, a centre for learning, information and culture that unites people of all ages and backgrounds.&nbsp;A cantilevered volume not only provides shelter at the entrance, but also serves as a grand balcony with a discovery garden. The circular courtyard cut out of the square is a protected outdoor space that invites daylight deep into the building.<br /> <br /> Visitors move from one floor…

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a poster with instructions on how to build your own kitchen in the form of a building

Cut-out and build your own 1:600 scale Library of Birmingham. Designed by Dutch architects, Mecanoo, the library opened in 2013 to replace the 1970sʼ Brutalist Birmingham Central Library. The exterior of the building references Birminghamʼs Jewellery Quarter with a filigree pattern of overlapping metal rings in front of gold, silver and glass façade elements.

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an abstract painting with overlapping lines and circles in yellow, grey, white, and green

Gallery-grade prints on high-quality paper, this is the real deal Lightly textured 100% cotton paper Custom sizes, based on artwork dimensions. Check size chart if self-framing Dimensions include a 1 - 2 inch (2.5 - 5.0cm) white border to assist in framing Shipped in protective packaging

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