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 Plymouth Civic Centre This pre-fab concrete and asbestos hulk held together by damp was started in 1959 as the new centre for the local council. Many such buildings popped up in the UK at around the same time, but other cities had the right mind to demolish their eyesores over the years, but not Plymouth. It turns out that this ugly monstrosity is the last building of it's type in the UK, and as such, was given English Heritage grade 2 listed protection in 2007 - at about the time the Council was planning on demolishing it. The council moved out of the building last year, as it was literally falling down and needing £40m of renovations. The building was sold or leased to Urban Splash recently, and I believe they are planning on turning the building into apartments or a hotel.
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I checked out the new(ish) staircase at the Grade 1 listed Royal William Naval Yard in Plymouth the other day, thinking that I'd hate it. I ended up really liking it.  
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quote:An exceptional re-working of a 1936 grade II listed gamekeeper's cottage (by William Curtis Green, architect of the Dorchester Hotel foyer) with Arts and Crafts stylistic elements blended with a contemporary modernist extension (by Plymouth based Architects Form Design).  e: forgot to add I hate every bit of the extension.
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Jul 30, 2015 00:25
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Sadly a shoop
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joat mon posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZshMwU2-HCM I stand corrected. 
fuctifino fucked around with this message at 21:59 on Sep 8, 2015 |
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Sep 8, 2015 19:37
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MikeJF posted:I just looked up Cumbernauld Town Centre: holy poo poo. Same.   It makes the Plymouth Civic Centre look almost tame in comparison.
fuctifino fucked around with this message at 16:19 on Nov 5, 2015 |
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Nov 5, 2015 16:15
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Chinatown posted:this is really good hth What about this?  e: NVM.. That has to be a shoop
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Nov 7, 2015 19:46
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Chinatown posted:its very good if it exists hth I managed to trace the image back to this: http://www.designboom.com/art/impossible-architecture-by-filip-dujardin/ I really like some of his pieces.
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Nov 10, 2015 00:09
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`Nemesis posted:Green roofs are not an architechtual failure (unless they are poorly designed) A new office building near me has green walls. There should be more green walls in this world. 
fuctifino fucked around with this message at 10:36 on Nov 11, 2015 |
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Nov 11, 2015 10:34
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Beasteh posted:Plymouth? This is Plymouth right. Another Plymgoon??? Yup, for my sins. quote:Behold, the drab monstrosity that is our civic centre Don't you mean our Grade II listed national treasure, to be preserved for future generations to love and cherish?
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Nov 12, 2015 19:32
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Osaka Stadium
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