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• Artists decry ‘irresponsible’ plans to demolish brutalist Midlands tower

  09-02-2025 14:00
  Conservation groups say University of Wolverhampton’s proposals overlook historical significance of art schoolArtists and conservation groups have decried the “irresponsible” plan to tear down a brutalist arts tower at a Midlands university, saying the proposed redevelopment is overlooking the “massive historical significance” of the structure.The University of Wolverhampton has earmarked the nine-storey School of Art, which is also known as the George Wallis buildi
  
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• Highgate Newtown Community Centre review – if you’re looking for design that humanises, here it is

  09-02-2025 12:00
  Highgate, London
  An old Territorial Army hall has been transformed into an inspiring mixed-used development – workshops, social hub, sports pitch, refugee accommodation – that’s more than the sum of its partsI recently heard the designer Thomas Heatherwick talk about his ongoing project to “humanise” our physical environment. The event was under the Chatham House rule, but I don’t think it would betray any confidences to report that he called for care, craft a
  
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