Restoring Londons 20th Century Architecture

It seems every immediately previous generation of architecture is doomed to be neglected until it becomes old enough to be valued as antique. Many buildings from the latter half of the 20th century, particularly those of a post-war modernist or brutalist design are now reaching the end of their lives raising the question of whether to demolish, refurbish, or in the case of a few better examples to preserve for future generations.

Led by John Wright of the 20th Century Society, there will be a free breakfast talk at the NLA this Friday that also includes John Robertson, Director, John Robertson Architects, Fiona Lamb, Associate, Avanti Architects and Mathew Goulcher, Director, Levitt Bernstein.

Between them they will look at the issues surrounding the restoration and refurbishment of London�s 20th century architecture, an issue that has been in the media recently thanks to the fact that there are plans to demolish part of the Broadgate complex that is barely 20 years old.

Although buildings can have a limited shelf-life with developments in how we live or work making them seem obsolete, many believe the demolition of such structures is wasteful and the easy option, and that there�s no reason why the vast majority of post-war buildings that have been demolished in this country could have been saved.

Although the event is free pre-booking is recommended, registration is at 8am with it starting properly at 8.30am and running until 9.30am on Friday the 17th of September. You can find the NLA at the Building Centre, 26 Store Street, WC1E 7BT.

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