Southbank Centre Finally Gets Listed Status After 35-Year Battle

London structure once voted 'Britain's ugliest building' given protected Grade II listed status

London's Southbank Centre has secured Grade II listed status from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, bringing to a close a remarkable 35-year heritage campaign.The decision represents a major triumph for the Twentieth Century Society and Historic England, who had persistently advocated for the protection of the iconic Brutalist complex.The arts venue, which sits proudly on the Thames, was famously branded "Britain's ugliest building" b…

Southbank Centre finally gets listed status after 35-year battle

The new listing marks a major victory for campaigners, who have long argued for the building’s architectural and cultural importance

At last, the Concrete Crown: Southbank Centre gets Grade II heritage listing

After decades of stop-start campaigning, the Southbank Centre has finally been granted historic protection and is now officially Grade II listed – its raw concrete recognised in law at long last. Southbank Centre Since 1991, both the Twentieth Century Society and Historic England have recommended listing on at least six occasions. Each time, the advice ran headlong into government reluctance. Finally, the government has said yes. The listing emb…

Brutalist Southbank Centre finally listed after 35 years of refusals

The Architects’ Journal Brutalist Southbank Centre finally listed after 35 years of refusals The government has finally listed London’s Southbank Centre ending a 35-year battle to secure statutory heritage protection for the 1960s Brutalist landmarkThe post Brutalist Southbank Centre finally listed after 35 years of refusals appeared first on The Architects’ Journal Richard Waite