Comments on: The Creeping Plague Of Ghastly Facadism

By: Rosa

Rosa — Tue, 18 Jun 2024 07:07:14 +0000

A profound metaphor. I wish I had the skill to write the piece that cries to be written. A painful job.

By: Pam

Pam — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 23:13:52 +0000

How does this pass in the great city of London? No respect for the past leading to this pure ugliness, taking away the history and many stories of the past. Greed, no words can express our loss.

By: Lynne Perrella

Lynne Perrella — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 13:29:29 +0000

I’m astounded by this. And dismayed.
Where did this dreadful idea come from? — and why has it become the “new normal”?
As you mentioned, this “backlot” approach to public architecture lacks all the whimsy and
make-believe of movie sets. And, forgive me, the hideous modern buildings that lurk behind
these facades are totally lacking in character and distinction. Uniformly gray with black
staring eyes.
There is something so ghostly and futile about these preserved facades…….they appear to stand erect, wondering “where’s the rest of me?”.
Thanks for your advocacy, GA, as ever.

By: Mark in Colorado US

Mark in Colorado US — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 12:27:37 +0000

‘A kind of authenticity’ sometimes known as farce.
Keep up the good fight GA.

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 10:45:33 +0000

Rich people love it.

By: Lorraine

Lorraine — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 10:19:40 +0000

It beggars belief that these awful people push well established rules right to the limit in this way. They know as we all do this is totally outwith the spirit of the rules. Profit profit profit is all that drives these beastly companies and people. Wouldn’t they make enough money without such an approach? Probably, but they want to bleed it dry. Where have we gone wrong? Why are the planning authorities not taking steps to call a halt to it all?

By: Desiree Michael

Desiree Michael — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 08:19:42 +0000

Nice book cover!

By: Helen

Helen — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 07:47:13 +0000

It’s utterly abhorrent. It’s not one thing or another. It’s just a clumsy mismatch celebrating neither the old or the new. Like with much these days, they steal the real and sell you the fake.

By: Christine

Christine — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 07:47:09 +0000

Sad to see these photos as until they are out all together you don’t realise how many of these structures there are! Sadly London losing the fight to stainless steel and glass

By: Cherub

Cherub — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 07:32:18 +0000

I have an English friend based in Spain and used to visit him in central Madrid when he lived there. Madrid had a lot of development like this where facades were left in place 20 years ago. It seemed to work there as it blended in but in London it doesn’t work and looks odd.