Having travelled through Birmingham on the train this weekend I was struck by The Bull Ring shopping centre from a great distance away. From a distance the building and its construction reminded me of different places namely the Allianz Arena in Munich and a theatre in Prague that I was lucky enough to visit. The whole experience of seeing the Bull Ring posed to me the question of modern developments and the debate about whether they are architectural masterpieces or monstrosities on the horizon?
I personally think the Bull Ring's appearance although strange or unusual at first is a fantastic piece of architecture and is a tribute to 21st century engineering much like the Allianz Arena.
The Allianz Arena in Munich for example has been constructed with foil panels that are kept inflated with dry air. The arena has the fantastic attribute of being able to change the colour of the panels depending on which team is playing at the stadium.
Allianz Arena, Munich.
Theatre in Prague
2 comments:
Were you ever in the original Bull Ring?
Nope, I went past the Bull Ring on the train but have never been there. I saw this part of the building, which I think is Selfridges, and I thought it was an interesting building to look into.
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