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UK Housing Secretary issues final go-ahead for Museum of London and Bastion House demolition
Image: Matt Brown/Flickr (CC BY 2.0)The UK's Housing and Communities Secretary Michael Gove has approved the planned demolition of the Museum of London building and Bastion House near the Barbican. The go-ahead makes way for the revised Sheppard Robson and Diller Scofidio + Renfro-led scheme that would deliver a new office block to the site following the culmination of demolition work in 2033.
The decision marks the end of a tumultuous back-and-forth between preservationists and the planning authority. Many have criticized the demolition's carbon footprint, despite the design team's promise to reuse 90% of the materials on-site in the construction of the new building, prompting Gove to issue an Article 31 order last month before casting his final approval on May 17th.
Previously on Archinect: Diller Scofidio + Renfro/Sheppard Robson's London Centre for Music replacement inches closer after planners grant local approval Barbican Quarter Action (or BQA), the main group leading its opposition, has said to Londonist that they plan to exhaust "all remaining avenues available to halt this shameless, rapacious scheme."
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michael govebarbicanmuseum of londonredevelopmentdemolitiondiller scofidio + renfrosheppard robsoncity of londonukhistoric preservationlondon
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