








"For nearly 30 years the 20th Century Society has been opening our eyes to the qualities of the architecture of our own century."
Sir Nicholas Serota
Director, Tate
The Winter 2012 edition of the C20 magazine is out now. It features an interview with Richard Pare about his photos of Soviet Modernism, last seen at the RA, an article on David Mellor's Round Building and images of a Colchester mural, as well as a number of new features. Read more here...
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The additions made to Leeds University in 1958-78 by Chamberlin Powell & Bon resemble the monumental 1960s megastructures of the new universities rather[...] Read more here...
From April this year a substantial change to Inheritance Tax Law gives extra incentive to leaving money to a Charity—and that includes the C20 Society. Read more here...
Following the news that Battersea Power Station is back on the market, the C20 Society is holding a conference on Friday 20th April to focus attention on the plight of this iconic Grade II* building. Read more here...
Our 2012 events programme is in full swing. In March Elain Harwood will be showing slides on India, Pete Smith will be talking about The Motor Car and the Country House, and there are walks on London's South Bank and around Westminster's [...] Read more here...
St Augustine's church at Queen's Gate, Kensington hides a special surprise for C20 fans. Alterations and re- ordering in the late 1920s and post- war repairs resulted in some impressive church fittings linked to a movement dubbed 'Back to Baroque' . Read more here...
The Society has dealt with numerous London cases over the past few years where it has defended or tried to protect space. The space between, in front of and around buildings is usually significant for heritage assets and the idea of protecting 'setting' is well established Read more here...
Just outside Anglesey, which was once famed for the export of copper to the four corners of the globe, stands a church that has long been a case for the Society—The Church of our Lady Star of the Sea (c1930). Read more here...