• Architecture film sparks new call to list Southbank Centre

    Architecture film sparks new call to list Southbank Centre
    Twentieth Century Society wants London landmark to get listed status with brutalism in Oscars spotlight The Southbank Centre was once voted Britain’s ugliest building, but fresh interest in its architecture after the success of The Brutalist has prompted a renewed call to get it listed.For 34 years successive governments have resisted proposals to list the centre – a set of concrete buildings that include the Hayward Gallery, the Purcell Rooms and Queen Elizabeth Hall. Continue readi
  • Tate Liverpool ‘flings open windows’ to first phase of £30m revamp

    Gallery, whose success its director says others have learned from, is now expected to reopen in spring 2027“We want to fling open the windows, let the light bounce in,” said the architect Stephanie Macdonald in a building that has been known for being the opposite.“You will get spectacular views of the Mersey,” said Helen Legg, the director of Tate Liverpool. “It is going to be magical for people.” Continue reading...

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