🎈 Now That's What I Call Architecture! 1994 C20's new #ComingofAge campaign celebrates 10 of the best British buildings as they turn 30 years old, and so become eligible for national listing. Why wait until the bulldozers are poised, when we could run an annual 'birthday honours' list? - ThreadSky

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c20society.bsky.social • 122 days ago

🎈 Now That's What I Call Architecture! 1994

C20's new #ComingofAge campaign celebrates 10 of the best British buildings as they turn 30 years old, and so become eligible for national listing.

Why wait until the bulldozers are poised, when we could run an annual 'birthday honours' list?

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socialjo.bsky.social•117 days ago

What would be good would be to revisit and see how well/poorly the buildings have fared over 30 years. Listing can be a blessing and a curse - best not to saddle a building owner with a hard to maintain or redundant building with listing restrictions as well.

c20society.bsky.social•122 days ago

From Waterloo International Terminal to a record-breaking Blackpool rollercoaster, and from Glyndebourne to a football stadium that changed sports architecture forever: Check out our hit-parade of amazing heritage from the recent past that should be listed.

▶ https://c20society.org.uk/coming-of-age

jbuzza.bsky.social•122 days ago

Does listed status create any responsibilities to maintain a building properly. Waterloo International is a now a shadow of what it should be.

c20society.bsky.social•122 days ago

No, not as such. While the undercroft of the station has since been converted to The Sidings shopping area, and the platforms reconfigured for mainline services, the amazing train-shed roof structure remains unaltered and we believe it now meets all the criteria for listing.

louisebrown.bsky.social•122 days ago

Hello C20 Soc, would you be able to add alt text to your images? It will make the whole post a lot more accessible.

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