Growing up in Birmingham in the 1960s we were all very proud of the modern makeover the city got back then. Especially that funny little round Rotunda building. Then over the following decades it all got a bit ragged and old and decrepit.
Well they're well into the next makeover now, and much of the city centre looks like it actually does belong to the 21st century. Lots of bright and airy shopping centres, a pink tram, and a strangely shiny new New Street Station.
Another somewhat strange apparition is the Selfridges store, which has actually been there since 2003. It's got lots of architectural awards, but I think it's just odd. Celebrated local newspaper cartoonist, Bert Hackett, seems to have thought so too.
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