Preston Bus Station (Successful Campaigning) — Research Brief — OUGD603

To give this particular brief more of an issue to solve, it seems appropriate to create some form of poster that could campaign to save the car park.

This particular example successful campaigning to list a building marked a huge victory for modernist and brutalist architecture, and also marking the turning point, with many buildings of this era following suit and being recognised as genuine architectural symbols and listed by Historic England.





"Architecture minister Ed Vaizey announced earlier today his decision to protect the concrete post-war building, which was set to be replaced by a smaller bus station as part of a regeneration of Preston's city centre."

"The result marks the end of a long campaign to save the structure that was designed in the 1960s by Keith Ingham and Charles Wilson of architecture firm BDP. This was the fourth time the building had been put forward for listing and its protection has been supported by a host of architects including Richard Rogers and OMA."

"Grade II listed buildings are considered 'nationally important and of special interest' and alteration or demolition requires listed building consent, making it harder - but not impossible - for the bus station to be knocked down."