John Madin

John Madin is an English architect. He was born in Moseley, Birmingham, circa 1925. His company, known as John H D Madin & Partners from 1962 and the John Madin Design Group from 1968, were active in Birmingham for over 30 years. Many of the Brutalist concrete buildings his company designed have now been demolished.

He served in Egypt with the Royal Engineers in World War II.

Notable buildings

• AEU Building, Smallbrook Queensway, Birmingham (1955 - demolished 2005)
• Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Birmingham (1958)
• The Post and Mail building, Birmingham (1960, demolished 2005)
• Birmingham Central Library and Paradise Forum (1974)
• Neville House, Hagley Road, Birmingham (1977)
• Shell Mex and BP House, Edgbaston, Birmingham
• BBC Pebble Mill, Birmingham (demolished 2005)
• West Bromwich Police headquarters
• Redditch Central Library
• The Sandwell Centre, West Bromwich
• Metropolitan House, Five Ways, Birmingham

External links

• Interview and background; July 2005
• Interview, 10 August 2005 in The Guardian.
• Chamber of Commerce and Industry building

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