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  2. Barbican Centre - Wikipedia

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    The Barbican Centre is owned, funded, and managed by the City of London Corporation. It was built as the City's gift to the nation at a cost of UK£161 million (equivalent to £718 million in 2023 [3]), and was officially opened to the public by Queen Elizabeth II on 3 March 1982. The Barbican Centre is also known for its brutalist architecture ...

  3. Chamberlin, Powell and Bon - Wikipedia

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    The Barbican was such a large job they set up a sub-practice to deal with it: Chamberlin Powell and Bon (Barbican) Ltd. The firm was strongly influenced by the work and ideas of Swiss/French architect Le Corbusier , [ citation needed ] with the essence of the innovative design being encapsulated by the project architect Leopold Rubinstein who ...

  4. The Barbican Centre - Wikipedia

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  5. List of Brutalist structures - Wikipedia

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    The Trinity Centre Multi-Storey Car Park, a.k.a. The Get Carter Carpark , Gateshead , Owen Luder (1964–1969); Demolished in 2010 Tyne Bridge Tower , Gateshead (1960s); Demolished in 2010

  6. One Stop Shopping Centre - Wikipedia

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    One Stop Shopping Centre (52°31'4"N 1°54'14"W) is a shopping centre and retail park in Perry Barr, Birmingham, England. It is immediately adjacent to the A34 , Walsall Road. [ 1 ] It is an outdoor retail area around a free car park, next to a bus and railway station which was updated ahead of the 2022 Commonwealth Games .

  7. National Exhibition Centre - Wikipedia

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    The National Exhibition Centre (NEC) is an exhibition centre located in Marston Green, England, near to Birmingham and Solihull. [1] It is near junction 6 of the M42 motorway, and is adjacent to Birmingham Airport and Birmingham International railway station. It was opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1976.

  8. Parks and open spaces in Birmingham - Wikipedia

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    Boats on Handsworth Park pond. Birmingham has 591 parks and open spaces, [1] totalling over 3,500 hectares (14 sq mi), [2] more than any other equivalent sized European city. [3] The centrepieces of Birmingham's park system are the five Premier Parks. Fifteen parks have received the prestigious Green Flag Award. [4]

  9. Paradise, Birmingham - Wikipedia

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    Paradise, formerly named Paradise Circus, is the name given to an area of approximately 7 hectares (17 acres) in Birmingham city centre between Chamberlain and Centenary Squares. The area has been part of the civic centre of Birmingham, England since the 19th century when it contained buildings such as the Town Hall , Mason Science College ...