Read it, gives a pretty balanced view in fairness. Think the time has come to redevelop the Bull Yard and Hartford Street as they are both a real eyesore. The article seemed to suggest that with such areas the present buildings should be utilised into the redevelopment and not knocked down. Think it has gone too far for that and a lot of the buildings that were put up in the late '60's and early '70's should be taken down and the area redeveloped. Having said that there are buildings in Hartford Street that should be preserved, with the British Heart Foundation shop being top of the list.
Thought one or two of the comments to the article about Coventry were a bit shitty, although some good ones too.
The wave is just the latest of terrible architecture that has blighted Coventry, and I don't have any faith in it changing. Indeed, gave up hope for it a long time ago.
i think it's alright, especially for what it is. My problem with it is where it is - too close to the spire IMO. But others will like the new/old contrast.
Read it, gives a pretty balanced view in fairness. Think the time has come to redevelop the Bull Yard and Hartford Street as they are both a real eyesore. The article seemed to suggest that with such areas the present buildings should be utilised into the redevelopment and not knocked down. Think it has gone too far for that and a lot of the buildings that were put up in the late '60's and early '70's should be taken down and the area redeveloped. Having said that there are buildings in Hartford Street that should be preserved, with the British Heart Foundation shop being top of the list.
Thought one or two of the comments to the article about Coventry were a bit shitty, although some good ones too.
I hold no love for the vast majority of architecture in Cov, most of the post war stuff just makes it feel grey and oppressive.
And while I agree It actually appears to be a bit more popular than I imagined.
I can see the merit of trying to preserve some of post war stuff. It was quite an important experiment, even if for all the wrong reasons.
I think within planning law should be obligations on the party seeking permission to ensure that the building is maintained, so that, for example, concrete render is kept looking clean and freshly painted. Window frames are painted. All these small things make a big difference.My missus was saying she can’t believe how lax our planning law is and how it leads to so many disjointed ugly buildings. You really notice the difference in Europe.
I think Cov has improved massively the last decade or so and is still on that upward curve. But in classic Cov style it’s getting it’s act together on the city centre just as city centres look like dying.
I hold no love for the vast majority of architecture in Cov, most of the post war stuff just makes it feel grey and oppressive.
The market's one of the buildings I'd love to see stay. As an aside, it's circular to ensure nobody had an advantage in terms of position within. Very public spirited!Have watched the architects presentation of what they propose to do. If I have got it right they are going to build a new pavilion roughly where the Bull Yard is that would incorporate the market (am assuming all the vendors in the market would re locate there) together with 'pop up' shops, but nowhere in the presentation did I hear of an alternative use given for what is at present the indoor market building. I know the indoor market is not everyone's cup of tea but am pretty sure it has a preservation order on it (I could be wrong), and I for one would be sad to see it abandoned and left to slowly deteriorate.
Have watched the architects presentation of what they propose to do. If I have got it right they are going to build a new pavilion roughly where the Bull Yard is that would incorporate the market (am assuming all the vendors in the market would re locate there) together with 'pop up' shops, but nowhere in the presentation did I hear of an alternative use given for what is at present the indoor market building. I know the indoor market is not everyone's cup of tea but am pretty sure it has a preservation order on it (I could be wrong), and I for one would be sad to see it abandoned and left to slowly deteriorate.
Hate it.Good or Bad? Guess it depends if you like concrete!
Sent to Coventry: the city of culture's brutalist architecture - in pictures
Coventry’s radical postwar concrete buildings are under threat – but there are fans who desperately want to preserve themwww.theguardian.com
If I wanted cold and grey I would spend more time with my wife.Hate it.
For me the problem is so much was built at the same time, for obvious reasons, which results in a lot of buildings of the same age and style. Add in poor upkeep and its a recipe for disaster.
That doesn't mean you need to knock everything down and start again, that's just repeating the same mistake.
Pick out the best of that style of architecture and bring it back up to standard, then add new buildings into the mix.
I reckon if you said you were knocking down Union Street car park, blocks of old flats in the Butts, Britannia hotel or sorting out ring road underpasses you'd get a very different response to if you wanted to knock down the elephant or three tuns. They've even got the new cathedral in that article, can't imagine much support if anyone suggested knocking that down!
Getting hot and a touch up should sort it..........If I wanted cold and grey I would spend more time with my wife.
The flats in SheffieldWhen i think of brutalism i think of Trellick Tower or maybe the National Theatre.
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It's funny, I find the buildings fascinating but then I wouldn't want to live there. It's a bit like the way English Heritage etc view Cov.The flats in Sheffield
or the Gateshead car park for me.
Actually went to see the Gateshead car park before it was demolished when I was up there(!) and as it was I decided it was best to drive swiftly by rather than risk entering it! Buildings like that, though, it's often as much that they're run-down than an issue with what they're supposed to be do. A slum is a slum, even if it's a tudor framed cottage. That said, those Sheffield flats seem particularly oppressive, even since they've been jazzed up.It's funny, I find the buildings fascinating but then I wouldn't want to live there. It's a bit like the way English Heritage etc view Cov.
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