Campaigners fighting to save the Ringway Centre say removing it would be ‘devastating assault on city’s postwar heritage’

A brutalist landmark in the centre of Birmingham, described as an outstanding example of the city’s postwar “carchitecture”, is set to be demolished after councillors voted in favour of replacing it with apartment blocks.

Campaigners have been fighting to save the Ringway Centre for months, and dozens protested outside the council house as the planning meeting to decide its fate got under way on Thursday.

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