Twentieth Century Society calls for preservation of "just one set of cooling towers"
As the UK closes its last coal-fired power station, conservation group Twentieth Century Society is running a campaign to preserve a set of cooling towers. More
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Decommissioned cooling towers turned into theme parks, music venues and extreme sports centres
After the UK's last coal power station closed last week, the Twentieth Century Society has selected seven projects that demonstrate how the under-threat cooling towers at these "cathedrals of industry" could be reused. More
John Outram's Sphinx Hill house becomes youngest listed building in UK
An Egyptian-style, postmodern home designed by British architecture studio John Outram Associates in Oxfordshire has been Grade II-listed. More
Ten shops that showcase the "stylistic diversity" of British retail architecture
The Twentieth Century Society's latest book, 100 20th-Century Shops, is a showcase of architecturally significant stores from across the UK. Here, the charity's director Catherine Croft selects 10 of the most interesting. More
Conservation groups call for Charles Correa's under-threat modernist stadium to be saved
Conservation groups including the Twentieth Century Society and World Monuments Fund have called for the 1960s Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, to be saved from demolition. More
Richard Rogers' Channel 4 headquarters awarded Grade II-listing
The Richard Rogers-designed Channel 4 headquarters in London, which was recently deemed one of the UK's most-at-risk buildings, has been granted Grade II-listed status. More
Richard Rogers' Channel 4 headquarters among top 10 at-risk UK buildings
The Museum of London and the Channel 4 headquarters by Richard Rogers are among the UK's top 10 under-threat buildings, according to architectural charity Twentieth Century Society. More
C20 campaigns for Peckham Library to be made UK's first 21st-century listed building
Architectural charity Twentieth Century Society has made a bid for architect Will Alsop's Peckham Library to become the first 21st-century building in the UK to receive protected status. More
Will Alsop's upside-down-boat cafe becomes British Isles' "youngest listed building"
Will Alsop's La Frègate cafe in Jersey has been granted Grade II-listed status following a campaign led by architectural charity Twentieth Century Society. More
Ten of the UK's most "wildly varied and downright eccentric" leisure centres
As conservation group Twentieth Century Society launches a campaign to save the UK's under-threat leisure centres, we look at 10 of the country's most architecturally significant facilities. More
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Listing bid launched to stop demolition of Will Alsop's upside-down-boat cafe
Architectural charity Twentieth Century Society has applied to have the Will Alsop-designed La Frégate cafe in Jersey protected to prevent it being demolished as part of plans to redevelop its waterfront site. More
Foster + Partners' City Hall among top ten under-threat buildings in the UK
City Hall in London, the brutalist Derby Assembly Rooms and Swindon's Oasis Leisure Centre are among the UK's top 10 buildings under threat according to architectural campaigning charity Twentieth Century Society. More
Commonwealth Institute building destroyed in Design Museum conversion, says heritage body
The transformation of London's former Commonwealth Institute into a new home for the Design Museum has resulted in the loss of a "magnificent post-war masterpiece", according to the Twentieth Century Society. More
Robin Hood Gardens tops Twentieth Century Society's list of lost architectural treasures
Post-war housing estate Robin Hood Gardens has topped a list drawn up by preservation body Twentieth Century Society, ranking the 10 most important 20th-century buildings in the UK to have been lost to the wrecking ball. More
Calatrava's Greenwich Peninsula scheme threatens Foster-designed transport hub
The Twentieth Century Society is calling for a heritage listing to be applied to Foster + Partners' North Greenwich Interchange, which is threatened with demolition by Santiago Calatrava's recently unveiled £1 billion development. More
Heritage body seeks to block Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville's Manchester plans
Plans by former footballers Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs to build a luxury hotel and shopping centre in Manchester may be scuppered as the Twentieth Century Society seeks emergency heritage listing for a synagogue on the site. More
Threat to Pomo buildings could wipe out "whole chapter of architectural history"
Important examples of Postmodern architecture in the UK are under threat, warns heritage campaign group the Twentieth Century Society, which is holding a conference this weekend to kickstart a wider movement to protect them. More
Demonising estates won't solve the UK's housing crisis, says heritage chief
The director of the UK's Twentieth Century Society has urged prime minister David Cameron to ditch plans to demolish post-war housing estates or risk an architectural "tragedy". More
Skylights of Stirling and Gowan's Engineering Building to be replaced in £19.5 million renovation
Major preservation works are underway to replace the tilted glass skylights that define Stirling and Gowan's iconic Engineering Building at the University of Leicester, England. More
Politician calls for immediate demolition of Robin Hood Gardens after listing bid fails
The latest bid to grant listing status to the Brutalist Robin Hood Gardens estate in east London has failed and the local MP has called for it to be "brought down ASAP". More