The revised Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Sheppard Robson-led scheme at the Barbican in Central London reportedly gained planning approvals from the City of London’s planning body. The news came last week (April 17th) after UK Housing and Communities Secretary Michael Gove remanded an Article 31 order calling on the local committee to pause its process in light of pushbacks against the planned demolition of the existing Bastion House and the former Museum of London that is an integral part of the scheme.
Yahoo! Finance UK quoted a spokesperson from the group Barbican Quarter Actiorn as saying the demolition would be “injurious to the future of people and the planet,” adding, “We continue to believe that this great City can and should do better and that it should retain and adapt these fine buildings in line with its own policies on sustainable development.”
If approved by Gove’s office, the demolition work would begin in 2028 and continue through 2033. It is unclear in which direction or when a decision will be made at this time.
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This is Bastion House—an office block, not some historic home. There should a fine, niggling debate of the merits of both buildings, this and the DS+R.
There should be a fine. . . .
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