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Catherine Croft for C20

catherine croft | director of the twentieth century society

"The proposed development at 1 Silk Street is out of scale with the surrounding area. It will have a significant negative impact on key views of the Barbican from many vantage points, whether locally or London-wide. The Barbican is one of the most important post-war residential and cultural developments in the country, if not the world, and its status as a prominent architecturally outstanding London landmark should be respected as much as the fabric itself."

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The twentieth Century Society objects to the proposed scheme.

Read their objection here.

The Gardens Trust has concerns regarding the proposed development.

“A lower-rise scheme could deliver the same objectives while materially reducing heritage harm. The HIA’s reliance on “modest enhancement” to Silk Street does not offset loss to the RPG’s core designed character and thereby significance. On this basis, the harm would therefore remain unjustified, and mitigation through reduction in height and massing is both possible and required.”

Read the full objection here.