The Museum of London should be converted to a flat roof pub.
knock these shit old buildings down. they have not useful value.
I think they could definitely do with some aesthetic improvements as the Barbican has aged like a fine milk but certainly shouldn’t be demolished. It’s the best example of brutalism we have in this country
Based. The Barbican Estate is terrible urbanism.
Bunch of fucking NIMBYs would object to anything
I unironically like the brutalist aesthetic of the Barbican, but I went to a university that was a brutalist hellscape so maybe I’ve just got Stockholm syndrome.
The Barbican is one of my favourite buildings in London, hopefully they find a way to preserve it!
Despite what is said in almost every reply here, these plans relate to a site near the Barbican Centre/Estate that is not part of it. The Museum of London site (part of the scene) is quite fun, but it’s of niche interest and I can’t see how the City can develop if absolutely everything old has to remain as is).
Let’s check to see if any of the committee people who will give this a green light also have financial interests in the new property development.
If so, redraw the plans, remove said people from their jobs.
I haven’t read the full detail so perhaps I don’t get it, but what’s the big concern around demolishing the existing buildings and replacing them?
I’ve never been a big fan of that bit of the Barbican. The Museum of London space could certainly be better used now it’s no longer a museum.
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The Museum of London should be converted to a flat roof pub.
knock these shit old buildings down. they have not useful value.
I think they could definitely do with some aesthetic improvements as the Barbican has aged like a fine milk but certainly shouldn’t be demolished. It’s the best example of brutalism we have in this country
Based. The Barbican Estate is terrible urbanism.
Bunch of fucking NIMBYs would object to anything
I unironically like the brutalist aesthetic of the Barbican, but I went to a university that was a brutalist hellscape so maybe I’ve just got Stockholm syndrome.
The Barbican is one of my favourite buildings in London, hopefully they find a way to preserve it!
Despite what is said in almost every reply here, these plans relate to a site near the Barbican Centre/Estate that is not part of it. The Museum of London site (part of the scene) is quite fun, but it’s of niche interest and I can’t see how the City can develop if absolutely everything old has to remain as is).
Let’s check to see if any of the committee people who will give this a green light also have financial interests in the new property development.
If so, redraw the plans, remove said people from their jobs.
I haven’t read the full detail so perhaps I don’t get it, but what’s the big concern around demolishing the existing buildings and replacing them?
I’ve never been a big fan of that bit of the Barbican. The Museum of London space could certainly be better used now it’s no longer a museum.
Bastion House is arguably the ugliest bit of the Barbican Estate: https://maps.app.goo.gl/eUsThhGmEQ3WQ7BN7
It currently stands empty and vacant, too.
Glad to see Ironmongers Hall survives these plans intact. Lovely quirky building – a country house surrounded by brutalism.