This project听肠辞苍蝉颈诲别谤蝉鈥�two dimensions of modernist heritage through the study of and design praxis for听Smallbrook听Ringway Centre. Designed by Birmingham born and educated architect James Roberts, it was completed in 1962 as one of the first buildings to line the city鈥檚 inner ring road.鈥�A key part of the project听is concerned with the ways in which the building reflected and responded to the rapidly changing order of the city as听part of a longer-term听reconception听according to an initially civic and later technical intent.听Another听诲颈尘别苍蝉颈辞苍听of the project听explores that legacy and the counterproposal for the adaptive reuse of the building, and arguments for its retention based on heritage and climate change.听
This project is led by Dr Mike Dring.听As founder of Birmingham Modernist Society, he has played听a central role听in the campaign to save locally listed听Smallbrook听Ringway Centre though the design of a counterproposal for adaptive reuse, which has led Birmingham City Council to review their planning approval for its demolition and replacement.听听