Wednesday, 12 August 2015

THE CUBE - LOOK UP LOOK DOWN

Last week I spent a few days in Birmingham with my blog friend Bernice, and she showed me around the city.  One of the buildings we visited was 'The Cube'.  

I loved it's strong architectural design.....

 
And we had reason to go inside, where I looked up....

 And looked down....


I think you will agree the view is quite amazing.  I love the geometric design, both inside and out.

Look close..... can you see red dots?

These are sculptures called 'The Lovely People', by spray artist Temper, aka Arron Bird.  These are life size  and instead of having faces each has a large red heart. I found them rather strange but I liked the silhouette in the middle photo of the floating child holding a balloon.

The reason we visited The Cube was to find owls. Yes owls. Many cities have started to organise annual sculpture trails and Birmingham was no exception. You can find out more about that here.

I am joining in with Helena today, and to find out what PHOTO PAIRS others have discovered do pop over to see.
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19 comments:

  1. Maggie12 August 2015 at 09:17

    That is some building! I like the balloon silhouette too.

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    1. Sandie14 August 2015 at 01:33

      It's a clever idea Maggie, it certainly adds something to the view.

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  2. Sian12 August 2015 at 09:43

    What a fascinating building

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  3. helena12 August 2015 at 09:53

    amazing images and sounds a fantastic building to visit - your owl hunt did take you to some interesting places

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    1. Sandie12 August 2015 at 23:24

      It certainly did Helena. It was an unexpected surprise and the trail took us to parts of the city we would never have gone to otherwise.

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  4. marsha12 August 2015 at 15:19

    such an unusual building...I am having a hard time really understanding it! I would love to see it in person...

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    1. Sandie14 August 2015 at 01:31

      It took some working out for me too Marsha. I hope you get a chance to see it one day.

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  5. Missus Wookie12 August 2015 at 18:24

    Fascinating building, I've walked past it several times, but I think I'll go in next time.

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    1. Sandie12 August 2015 at 23:23

      It is worth going inside, it is quite a surprise.

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  6. Patio Postcards12 August 2015 at 19:10

    Amazing photos - I could never do the look down - oh my tummy was doing flips even with a photo. The look up floating child is quite interesting art.

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    1. Sandie14 August 2015 at 01:30

      I'm ok if I am on solid ground and have a barrier in front of me - I'm not so good on cliff tops!

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  7. Eileen T12 August 2015 at 19:10

    That is an amazing building. What is it used for, or is it mostly offices?

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    1. Sandie12 August 2015 at 23:20

      The Cube is an interesting building Eileen. As well as being home to Marco Pierre White's restaurant, it is a mix of hotel, shops, homes and offices. Multi purpose you could say!

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  8. Barbara12 August 2015 at 20:12

    That is an interesting building and great views looking up and down.

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    1. Sandie14 August 2015 at 01:29

      It's all the more interesting because the inside is hollow Barbara. This lets light in and it must make the building more pleasant to live and work in.

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  9. Lady Ella13 August 2015 at 22:34

    Very striking pairs and beautiful photography. I've spent quite a lot of time in Birmingham over the years but managed to miss this building entirely!

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    1. Sandie14 August 2015 at 01:25

      I don't know how long it has stood there Lady Ella, but it is quite spectacular.

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  10. Karen14 August 2015 at 22:08

    What an amazing building! The look down gave me a bit of a startle; I'm afraid of heights!

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