Raiders of the Lost Arc // Ben Waddington

Sun 23 Apr // 1pm // 2.5h SOLD OUT

Meet: Outside Strathallan Hotel, 225 Hagley Road, Birmingham B16 9RY

The most iconic buildings that characterise Birmingham’s skyline are arciform: most notably the simple cylinder of the Rotunda and in more recent years, the sumptuous curves of the Selfridges building and the ‘ode to the circle’ of the Library of Birmingham. The tradition goes back much further, when Birmingham was at its most industrial and functional. 111 celebrates a selection of these rotund forms, but Raiders dives deep and explores the lost details, designs and motives behind those who put the arc into architecture. Like its cinematic counterpart, Raiders of the Lost Arc is an epic adventure, lasting approximately 3.5 hours and incorporating an ‘intermission’ for rest and refreshments.