Dutch studio Mecanoo has completed Europe's largest public library in Birmingham, England, with a sunken amphitheatre, rooftop gardens and a shimmering facade clad with interlocking metal rings (+ slideshow). More about Library of Birmingham by Mecanoo
This 60 metre-long metal bridge is a route for heating and power pipes, rather than people. More about University of Birmingham Steam Bridge by MJP Architects
Steven Chilton of London office Marks Barfield Architects has designed a factory-shaped youth centre for the site of the what was once the world's largest car plant at Longbridge in Birmingham, UK. More about Factory by Marks Barfield Architects
Planning permission has been granted for a library in Birmingham, UK, by Dutch architects Mecanoo. More about Library of Birmingham by Mecanoo granted planning permission