spaceplay concrete model of Nakagin Capsule Tower, beside my LEGO version. Those with keen vision will recognise the flip clock in the background.

#nakagincapsuletower #中銀カプセルタワービル

Bought myself a brilliant present.

Designate Birmingham's Station Street a Historic, Cultural and Civic Asset - Sign the Petition! chng.it/tYmkSPRV via Change.org UK

Mike Dring discusses his ideas for repurposing Smallbrook Ringway Centre.
Many thanks to Doberman Documentaries

⚠️BREAKING NEWS // Following a legal challenge by campaigners, Birmingham City Council have agreed to reconsider the Planning Committee decision for demolition of the Ringway Centre.
A welcome step from the council and a huge milestone in the battle to save this Brum landmark!

Robert Law spaceplay Ignore the dried rose petal on top 😄

SAVE SMALLBROOK
We are NOT GIVING UP! - Our barrister has written to Birmingham City Council filing a legal challenge to the approval of planning permission and stating the councils legal obligation to reconsider the application. They have until the 15th Dec to respond.

So sad and wasteful. There are currently plans to demolish every single cooling tower in the country. This is a mad annihilation of landscape-scale heritage features. Join C20 Society to try and stop this kind of shortsighted destructiveness.

Earlier in the year we co-hosted a sold out Easter Egg Hunt event with spaceplay.

Part of the event included a film screening. The film was made by Spaceplay & incorporated a number of narrated stories about the school from current & previous students.

Music: Wild Forms

The devastating CARBON FOOTPRINT if the development goes ahead.
Even if you don't recognise its architectural merit this cant be ignored when the building can so easily be repurposed and retrofitted in a fraction of the time.

SAVE SMALLBROOK - We will be making our case on ITV Central news tomorrow Monday evening - Look out for it.
In the meantime more reporting..
birminghamdispatch.co.uk/p/are-you-prou…

University of Leeds alumni and concrete enthusiasts! Enjoy my mini concrete model of the Roger Stevens Building that’s just been delivered 😍 Bag your own (and other brutal glories) from the wonderful spaceplay

It’s not over for Smallbrook
The #savesmallbrook group is stepping up its campaign to rescue one of Birmingham’s most significant heritage buildings from demolition. We have now instructed a top climate and heritage barrister to act on our behalf.
#brutalist #birmingham #retrofit

Mini concrete UEA ziggurats, now available from our website

LEGAL ADVICE sought. Are there any of our supporters who can offer us legal advice on the recent planning decision? Your help would be much appreciated. Email us [email protected]
In the meantime our latest column says it all..

📰 The Guardian on Ringway: “The mood in the country is changing against demolition and a disposable building culture - we need to be repurposing what we already have. This is completely at odds with the council’s commitment to go zero-carbon by 2030.”

theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/s…

Seven Councillors on the Planning Committee made a bad decision today for the future of Birmingham and the PLANET by approving the demolition of the Ringway Centre.
Thank you to the six Councillors who understood the magnitude of the issues and voted against.
It is not over yet.

Save the Ringway Centre - Planning Committee meeting on Thursday, Rooms 3 and 4 Council House. Join the crowd - 10.30 outside the main entrance. Lets show our objection to the flawed planning recommendation. T shirts will be available....
See you there!

🚨 Date confirmed for the planning meeting to decide the fate of Birmingham's threatened Smallbrook Ringway Centre: Thu 28 September at 11am, in committee rooms 3 & 4, Council House.

Grab a campaign t-shirt and go along to show your support! #C20RiskLisk

the-modernist.org/collections/ba…

New concrete elevation model coming October