"It's called X-listing - the idea, popularised by a Channel 4 TV series, of not just preserving cherished buildings but demolishing hated ones. Now, if a Conservative think-tank gets its way, a future David Cameron government will ask the public to help name and shame hundreds of eyesores as a way of reinvigorating Britain's cities." - Guardian
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i hated this idea when i heard about it and i still do. the problem with destroying people's least favorite building is that it's destroying a building which has actually had an impact. better to take down all the anonymous schlock developer boxes that are taking over cities than to demolish even a negative landmark.
in louisville i know that a good percentage of the population would elect to tear down the kaden tower, a 60s taliesin project. it's variously known as the 'lacy' building or the 'doily' building. in its own way it is very beautiful - sublimely so - and serves as a landmark in a suburban retail/office zone where there are very few. if it were removed through a program like this x-list, this section of the city would be much impoverished.
it's dangerous to give popular opinion this much power. like 18th century hangings and witch ducks.
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Steven, how about allow people to vote on which building people were most apathetic about, and demolish that one.
This is a bad idea. Haven't we figured out from California's initiative system that mob rule is bad, even at the voting box?
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