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Basking in the vibrant hues of spring, the Minneapolis Public Library stands as a testament to both architectural innovation and the city’s rich intellectual heritage. This iconic structure, now part of the Hennepin County Library system, has long been a cornerstone of Minneapolis, fostering knowledge, culture, and community engagement.

fineartamerica.com/featured/mi

#Minneapolis #arcitecture #library #spring #landmarks #landscape #photography #travel #travelphotography

#Geograph Picture of the Day from #Birmingham, 2007 #England #POTD #Photography #Arcitecture #brutalist
#CentralLibrary #ParadiseCircus Https://geograph.org.uk/p/5566

Built 1969-74, Designed by John Madin. Demolished in recent years following the opening of the Library of Birmingham.
See also geograph.org.uk/photo/4679701

Replaced by geograph.org.uk/photo/7246950

Free to use – please credit David Stowell/Geograph

The Springbank Cottage between Garscube Road and the Forth and Clyde Canal in Glasgow. There has been a pub in this site since the 1870s. When it was known as the Planet Bar in the 1960s, it was part of a row of traditional Glasgow buildings and formed the ground floor of a three-storey structure. It now stands alone and decaying, a shadow of its former self and the last survivor of its block.

Children outdoor spaces have been mostly an afterthought in modern planning and architecture.. It was not matching the clean ideals of modernists and it was incompatible with transforming our cities in car sinks, making outdoor areas essentially dangerous for kids. The self reinforcing feedback loop of parent fears and inappropriate space planing brought us here.
Only a handful of "big name" architects seriously worked on playground areas.
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theguardian.com/society/commen

The Guardian · Look at streets and open spaces: where are all the children? Blame the war on playBy Harriet Grant

"Fallen Idols"

The old gods are fighting a seemingly losing battle. Their disciples appear to have moved on, tempted away by the new gods of technology and the bright and shiny future they promise. Religious buildings shutter their doors as congregations shrink. The once hallowed halls now home to spiders and pigeons.

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