Downing the Ziggurat III
Alan Clawley on the latest developments in Paradise.
Heir to Manzoni
Alan Clawley on the legacy of Clive Dutton.
Images of democracy
Do we take democracy for granted? asks Alan Clawley.
The Library blame game
Alan Clawley on a case of bipartisan party politics.
Game on
Alan Clawley reflects on Birmingham’s latest TV star.
Downing the Ziggurat II
Alan Clawley reports on the timescale for Paradise Circus redevelopment.
Traffic in towns
Alan Clawley looks at an eternal problem.
Downing the ziggurat
Alan Clawley poses a demolition query.
Seifert in Newtown
Alan Clawley talks about the work of a forgotten architect.
Too much democracy?
Birmingham needs to devolve its own powers, argue Alan Clawley.
Goodbye
Alan Clawley describes the farewell to a city landmark.
No trees in Argent’s Paradise
“Wot, no trees?” asks Alan Clawley.
Public services for sale
Alan Clawley comments on the growing trend for private companies to run council services.
Death notice
Alan Clawley issues an invitation.
The ‘idiots’ who built the library
Alan Clawley remembers the opening of the Central Library.
A letter to the developer
Alan Clawley writes to Rob Groves, the man responsible for overseeing the Paradise Forum development.
Coming home to roost
The Library of Birmingham may be attracting both praise and visitors but Alan Clawley remains unconvinced.
Who owns the pavements?
Alan Clawley comments on a modern transport hazard.
The architecture of austerity
Alan Clawley ponders on local government double standards.
The forgotten suburbs
Alan Clawley has a question to ask council leader Sir Albert Bore.
Another piece of the jigsaw
Alan Clawley updates us on the plans for Paradise Circus.
Catching the bus
Alan Clawley wants to know why there isn’t a bus station nearby.
All change at Five Ways
Alan Clawley describes the ongoing development of one of the city’s busiest junctions.
From doughnuts to hamburgers
Alan Clawley takes issue with a recent development on the city’s roads.
Library still on Death Row
In the first of two articles, Alan Clawley reveals details of a meeting with the Paradise Circus developers.
Red flag over Victoria Square
In his second article, Alan Clawley wonders if Birmingham has been taken over while we weren’t looking.
The regeneration game
Alan Clawley comments on Birmingham city council’s use of its property portfolio.
The great Paradise guessing game
What’s going on at Paradise Circus, asks Alan Clawley.
Brutalism in Birmingham
Alan Clawley debates the city centre’s architecture.
Goodbye to culture
Alan Clawley is critical of Birmingham city council’s Eastside project.