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Businessman Offers to Save Brutalist Landmark From Demolition

Divisive concrete behemoth Preston Bus Station may yet be saved from its planned demolition. On the heels of a well co-ordinated campaign to save the brutalist monument, local businessman Simon Rigby has stepped in and offered to relieve the council of the building planning refurbish and operate the bus station himself.

Read more about the controversy and Rigby's plan after the break...

AD Classics: Florey Building / James Stirling

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The Queen's College Florey building is the third and last building of  “The Red Trilogy” (the Leicester Engineering Faculty building and the Cambridge History Faculty building being the first two) designed by James Stirling, solidifying him as an irreplaceable facet in modern Architecture.

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AD Classics: Whitney Museum / Marcel Breuer

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AD Classics: Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University / I.M. Pei

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  • Architects: I.M. Pei
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  1973

AD Classics: AD Classics: Gropius House / Walter Gropius

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AD Classics: Boston City Hall / Kallmann, McKinnell, & Knowles

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  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  1968
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  V2 Lighting Group

AD Classics: MIT Chapel / Eero Saarinen

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Eero Saarinen is one of the most respected architects of the 20th Century, often regarded as a master of his craft.  Known for his dynamic and fluid forms, his design for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s chapel takes on a different typology than his previous works.  Completed in 1955, the MIT Chapel is a simple cylindrical volume that has a complex and mystical quality within.  Saarinen’s simple design is overshadowed by the interior form and light that were meant to awaken spirituality in the visitor.

AD Classics: Yoyogi National Gymnasium / Kenzo Tange

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Tokyo, Japan
  • Architects: Kenzo Tange
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  1964

AD Classics: Flatiron Building / Daniel Burnham

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AD Classics: Church at Firminy / Le Corbusier

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Firminy, France

AD Classics: Petronas Towers / Cesar Pelli

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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Architects: Cesar Pelli
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  1998
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Gretsch­-Unitas

AD Classics: Paris Opera / Charles Garnier

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AD Classics: AD Classics: Lovell House / Richard Neutra

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Los Angeles, United States

AD Classics: AD Classics: Getty Center / Richard Meier & Partners

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Los Angeles, United States
  • Architects: Meier Partners
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  1997
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Goppion

AD Classics: Cathedral of Brasilia / Oscar Niemeyer

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Brasilia, Brazil

AD Classics: Taj Mahal / Shah Jahan

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  • Architects: Shah Jahan
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  1653

AD Classics: Rietveld Schroder House / Gerrit Rietveld

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