A Manifesto


We admire and seek to defend the distinctive and irreplaceable architecture that speaks of Birmingham's history in the second half of the Twentieth Century.
We have been provoked into action by the loss of a number of fine buildings of the 1970s- The Post and Mail, the Central Library, and the NatWest Tower.
We believe that that the public have been influenced by the use of phrases such as "1960s concrete monstrosity" and we aim to inform and enable the people of Birmingham to appreciate the best of 20th century design and architecture.
We accept that the Council wants to improve the economic fortune of the City; however this has resulted in indiscriminate demolition. We believe the time has come to stem the time of indiscriminate demolition of any building of this period and to look afresh at the best of what remains.
We aim to rescue the terms 'Modernist' and 'Brutalism' from those who would use them to write off Modernist buildings. We view Modernism as an ethical approach to design in which the form of the building strictly follows its function.
We believe that the best buildings of the period are honest, strong and full of character.
From our unique position we can provide an independent voice and become an information repository for this period of Birmingham's architectural history.

(Alan Clawley & Mary Keating March 2018)

Monday, 12 March 2018

Brutiful Action group's 'Away Day' to Edgbaston ...

On 8th February the Brutiful Action group met for the day at the rather attractive leafy hidden building that is Edgbaston Friends Meeting House. There we demolished delicious bread and cheese, fruit, cake and copious tea and coffee while working out how this passionate group should proceed into the future and how we can protect and speak up for post WWII architecture in Birmingham.

Over the coming months we hope to bring you lots more news about what the group is up to, and how you can get involved. In the meantime, have a giggle at some photos.... most interestingly we each had to bring a photo of our favourite post modernist building- which meant for us everything from a Le Coubusier building to the National Theatre, Churchill College to Wolverhampton School of Art.





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