Far too often buildings are demolished to make way for something that is in no way an aesthetic improvement at great financial and environmental cost. Refurbishment should usually be considered first and foremost as the cheapest and most environmentally friendly solution. Too often a new build is simply a vanity project for the CEO.
I would imagine that the refurbishment is deemed to be too expensive and/or the existing layout too awkward.
Galeti Tavas
2 years ago
Every time I am in London I go there, behind Selfridges actually, to The ‘Wallace Collection’, the best museum in London. Being interested in history, Military, and art it is the very best with its vast collections of Medieval arms and Art, and the building its self is much of the enjoyment, a vast house converted to this museum for the people, amazing place.
I always love that part of London – the amazing coffee and cakes at Selfridges, just all of it – if M&S is to be torn down I hope it will not be replaced by ‘Spread Sheet Architecture’ or some Glass covered Ghastly architectural nightmare which London does so much of and so badly.
If they could stay classic in design it would be good.
Is there not a large neo-gothic Roman Catholic church around the corner from the Wallace museum? I am not sure it is as homogeneously classicist as you think.
Good grief – just looked at what they want to replace it with….idiotic. I am a loyal customer but I will personally NEVER enter than piece of criminal and destructive architecture on an iconic street. People do not want corporations to get rid of all the character buildings in our cities. Just stop it!!
Far too often buildings are demolished to make way for something that is in no way an aesthetic improvement at great financial and environmental cost. Refurbishment should usually be considered first and foremost as the cheapest and most environmentally friendly solution. Too often a new build is simply a vanity project for the CEO.
I would imagine that the refurbishment is deemed to be too expensive and/or the existing layout too awkward.
Every time I am in London I go there, behind Selfridges actually, to The ‘Wallace Collection’, the best museum in London. Being interested in history, Military, and art it is the very best with its vast collections of Medieval arms and Art, and the building its self is much of the enjoyment, a vast house converted to this museum for the people, amazing place.
I always love that part of London – the amazing coffee and cakes at Selfridges, just all of it – if M&S is to be torn down I hope it will not be replaced by ‘Spread Sheet Architecture’ or some Glass covered Ghastly architectural nightmare which London does so much of and so badly.
If they could stay classic in design it would be good.
Is there not a large neo-gothic Roman Catholic church around the corner from the Wallace museum? I am not sure it is as homogeneously classicist as you think.
Ahhh…the Selfridges Food hall…mmm
Good grief – just looked at what they want to replace it with….idiotic. I am a loyal customer but I will personally NEVER enter than piece of criminal and destructive architecture on an iconic street. People do not want corporations to get rid of all the character buildings in our cities. Just stop it!!