Baskerville: back to where it all began
As part of my recent trip to Birmingham, I visited an old concrete friend – the monument to type founder, printer and print innovator John Baskerville. The Portland stone sculpture, Industry and Genius, proudly (and aptly) stands in Centenary Square, near the city’s wonderful new Library of Birmingham. The block […]
Birmingham reimagines the library
Last week, I visited Birmingham again after a gap of some five years or so. The reason? To see the new Library of Birmingham. It’s a spectacular building, designed by internationally renowned architects Mecanoo. But that’s by the by, because the genius of this building lies in its conception, as […]
