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Birmingham's Curvy Architectural Statement

Posted by: Jeffrey Goodman
Thanks to: Jeffrey Goodman
24 June 2004 - 1:00pm

The English city, known more for its bleak factories than cutting-edge design, turns heads with its new department store.

The new Selfridge's in downtown Birmingham has become the city's most-recognizable landmark, for better or worse. While some residents bemoan the giant curvilinear building as an eyesore, the Institute of British Architects 'honoured' the design for boldly asserting an organic form in a harshly mechanical cityscape.

Full Story: Birmingham's provocative curves
Source: BBC News, June 23, 2004
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