Bob Piper has been a Labour Councillor for the Abbey
Ward in Sandwell, West Midlands, for 10 years. He is a lifelong supporter of Aston Villa Football Club and a follower of Yorkshire County Cricket Club.
The views expressed here are mine in a personal capacity, not those of the Labour Party, Sandwell MBC, Aston Villa or Yorkshire County Cricket Club. Get it! Mine... just mine!
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On The Stirrer site the Friends of the Central Library have reacted angrily to suggestions that the building should be demolished, and say they have won the argument that the library should be listed because of "the high architectural quality of the building."
It's part of history best forgotten concrete jungles. Then again in 100 years time the Time team will dig it up and say this was once a great bit of history.
Bob, it's a monstrosity! It should be preserved as a reminder that architects design buildings for their own egos rather than the benefit of the poor chumps who have to live with them year in and year out!
June 24, 2008 9:48 AM | permalink
It's part of history best forgotten concrete jungles. Then again in 100 years time the Time team will dig it up and say this was once a great bit of history.