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  • 91: Supported.

    Supported Hilda Besse Building, St. Antony’s College, Woodstock Road, Oxford; ... the Gatehouse for St Anne’s College, the Hilda Besse building is a well-balanced composition, detailed and executed ... ingenious breaking up of the apparent symmetry of the building both on plan and on elevation and an experimental approach to concrete design. The

  • 92: Turned Down.

    ... way into London at night. The sign is attached to a building that has been scheduled for demolition and we hope ... The local council was not prepared to include the building in the local list because demolition had been granted. The building also features on our Risky Buildings website . Fire Station, Canning Place, Liverpool, ... the architectural focus and the best of the estate’s

  • 93: News from Birmingham.

    ... has now been open for a few weeks and the Selfridges building by Future Systems has received wide publicity in the ... remains to be seen. If you have been to see this building, we would be interested to hear your views – we ... about proposed alternations to one of the factory buildings in Bournville. The

  • 94: Press Releases.

    Press Releases The Twentieth Century Society campaigns for all styles of buildings of the twentieth century. Our archive of press releases can be read ... 20/03/04 Knap Lido to be demolished – Wales loses its best modern building 18/03/04 Crystal Palace, Britain 's first sports centre to be demolished. South London's best public

  • 95: Maslennikov Factory Canteen, Moscow.

    ... rendering and painting it to look like concrete. The building is a fantastic example of provincial Constructivism, ... duties, allowing them to devote their energies to the building of the Soviet Union. This was the period of the first ... a large agrarian area on the Volga; now it was busy building factories, producing food and arms. The canteen was ...

  • 96: Finsbury Health Centre.

    ... and look after it as any owners of a Grade I listed building should?  Grade I, let’s consider that for a moment, ... the recent decision by NHS Islington to sell off the building and relocate the wide variety of health services it ... spoken out. For the Society, whose concern is the building, the situation poses significant and deep-rooted conservation questions. Namely, is the

  • 97: Lord Stratford lobbies for National Sports Centre ....

    ... of the National Sports Centre. He describes the building as an architectural gem and told the magazine Building Design: "I was the minister who listed Crystal Palace (the NSC) and I did so because it is a building of architectural merit and significance. It was built ... The Festival Hall is one of the most elegant

  • 98: Put Forward.

    ... Union Assurance and Peninsular & Oriental Line (P&O) Buildings, Leadenhall Street and St Mary Axe, The City, ... Ward Partnership, 1968-69, unlisted The lower P&O Building with its horizontal emphasis is arranged at a right ... press at the time of its completion. The P&O building is to be demolished as a part of the scheme to build ... showroom addresses its site exceptionally well. The

  • 99: Turned Down.

    ... Harborne Road, Birmingham; John Madin Design Partnership, 1958 This building is threatened with demolition which has been conditionally approved by Birmingham City Council. The building which features a mural by John Piper was rejected on the grounds ... Commercial Union Assurance and Peninsular & Oriental Line (P&O)

  • 100: Setting of Arts and Crafts masterpiece threatened:....

    ... shines as an unusually well maintained and cared for building. The current owner meticulously repaired later alterations and is ... of an important house in its original condition. The current planning application envisages a four bedroom ... Rectory, adjacent to the Baillie Scott house. The new
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