Alan Clawley – A life less ordinary
Steve Beauchampé pays further tribute to the community activist and Birmingham Press columnist .
Alan Clawley
Tributes paid to Birmingham author and community activist.
The politics of planning
Alan Clawley on one of Birmingham’s most influential men of the past.
The cathedral complex
Alan Clawley calls for buildings to serve their purpose.
The Day of the Outsider
Is the dominance of the big guy numbered? Alan Clawley hopes so.
The library story
Alan Clawley on an upcoming literary event.
The slow death of our Victorian cities
Alan Clawley talks about the need to care for Birmingham’s architectural heritage.
Muddled or misguided?
Alan Clawley comments on a recent planning decision.
The Office
Alan Clawley looks back at Birmingham’s innovative office blocks.
Taxing business
Birmingham city council are unlikely to receive as much rental income as expected, warns Alan Clawley.
A different past
Alan Clawley reflects on ever-changing architectural styles.
Pier reviewed
Alan Clawley enjoys a book on some classic British architecture.
Not just a pretty face
Alan Clawley asks another question of the Library of Birmingham.
Concrete Concept
Alan Clawley reviews the definitive refence guide to Brutalism.
Hill walking for the car free
Alan Clawley on his ‘other’ pastime.
A future for the past
Alan Clawley reflects on how recent architecture can be saved.
How much is it worth then?
Alan Clawley wonders if Birmingham city council will realise they have an undervalued gem on their hands.
Who wants refugees?
Is improvement always a good thing? Alan Clawley poses the question.
It’s followers that worry me
Alan Clawley ponders a political dilemma.
The invisible planner
Who’s in charge? asks Alan Clawley.
The last of the wreckers
Opponents of Birmingham Central Library seem to be vanishing, notes Alan Clawley.
The 31 steps
New Street might be modernised but some of Birmingham’s other stations still need improvement, points out Alan Clawley.
Library Story
Appeal for help with book publication.
Argent not credible on Library
What future for the Central Library? wonders Alan Clawley.
Grapevines and Grassroots
Alan Clawley looks back on a golden age of Birmingham political writing.
Preston leads the way
Alan Clawley reports on a Brutalist success story.
Scrutiny too late
Alan Clawley asks what city councillors were doing four years ago.
If roads were like arteries
Alan Clawley comments on the ever-increasing amount of road traffic.
The slow death of the Public Architect
Alan Clawley on an extinct species in town planning.
Time for change
Alan Clawley wonders when architectural tastes began to alter.