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 From cinemas to chapels, leisure centres to libraries, and phone boxes to factories, The Twentieth Century Society campaigns for the preservation of Britain's architectural heritage from 1914 onwards.
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Robin Hood Gardens: As many will already know, the DCMS has upheld the decision not to list Robin Hood Gardens and is about to offer a Certificate of Immunity for the building, which will mean that it cannot be listed for another five years. |
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Building of the Month
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Understanding Twentieth Century Cities - a short course: 8, 15 & 22 Sept 2009Following our very successful short course last year, we are running a second course this September focussing on the C20 ciity. For complete details and a booking form |
Twentieth Century Architects
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22 Weymouth Street listed
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Upcoming Talks & Eventssee all events herePost-Modernism-on-Thames: A Southwark Walk Show us your curves! A day out in Leicester To Clapham on the Northern Line Return to Betjeman's Metroland Salford New Members' Day Infill in Kensington and Pimlico Powell & Moya Treasure Hunt A Special Relationship: Contemporary American Architects in London Local Heroes - Stephen Hodder Powell & Moya and Sixties Cambridge The Importance of Seeing Worthing Bauhaus 10-23 October 2009
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Recent Casework Newssee all casework hereMay 2009 In recent months, 24-26 Hereford Square in Kensington, London, by Colin St John Wilson (1958), has become a controversial case and triggered a series of very pertinent questions concerning the role of the main players in listing review cases and the position that the Society could, and should, be taking. Read more here ... The casework issues raised by Finsbury Health Centre might look fairly straightforward –how can we try to convince the owners to appreciate it, keep and look after it as any owners of a Grade I listed building should? Read more here ... The Society is always delighted to hear of a local authority taking an active interest in preserving twentieth century buildings under their watch. This spring, a gold star sticker goes to Maidstone Borough Council in Kent for deciding that Conservation Area protection is not enough, and submitting two buildings for listing. One is the Rootes car showroom, a stunning white tiled Art Deco building set by an old millpond, just off the River Medway. Read more here ... Claimed to be the largest building of its kind in Britain upon its completion in 1969 and recently called a ‘baroque cathedral for buses’, Preston Bus Station is certainly the largest building ever designed by Keith Ingham Read more here ... Eagle-eyed C20 members visiting the capital will have rejoiced in the mysterious disappearance of the infamous ‘Swiss light’ –the illuminated box at the top of Tate Modern’s chimney. C20 had always opposed this element of the otherwise excellent conversion scheme Read more here ...
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