Some nice pics of the New St revamp have been produced. Sure, it won’t look quite so glossy once the pigeons have had a go at it but it’ll be a damn site better than the current eyesore. Hurrah!
Foreign Office Architects are responsible and there’s all sorts of info (well, corporate-speak and aspirational waffle) on the New Street New Start website.
Here’s another thing to make you go ‘oooh’:
Hmmm…I use the station every day and, of course, pretty much anything would be an improvement. It’s a shame they’ve gone for a (very expensive) paint job though rather than addressing some of the key infrastructure issues. This report by Arup (a couple of years old now) makes a very good case for the Grand Central Station alternative: http://tinyurl.com/3uvebo
Yes, but this is Birmingham – it was never going to be quite as good as it could/should be. Still, as long as the cracks are papered over…
It actually made me go bleuurgh…
Looks like they’re trying to compete with the Digbeth Dalek.
Does this mean Pallasades will be knocked down?! Shame… Where will all those chavs go for their Christmas shopping?