Plymouth

Plymouth was very heavily bombed during the second world war. Post war a new city plan was drawn up under the supervision of Abercrombie.

This plan seperated plymoth into different areas Shopping, residential, industrial etc.

The central area is retail and administration around the recently refurbished Armada Way.

The new building are largely of very high quality with much use of Portland Stone not as people tend to say concrete.

More recently these buildings have started to get the respect they deserve.

More recent buildings worthy of visiting are the new BOX museum and art gallery and the Lewinsky building in the Univerity. The Drake Circus shopping mall rightly won the ugliest new building award although this has now been superceded by the hidious Point student accommodation at the top of Armada Way.

Plymouth Civic Centre

The Civic Centre is not widely loved by residents of Plymouth but is hugely respected by architects and conservation groups such as C20 Soc. It has been closed up for a few years with different plans for its use since the council moved out. It was for a while owned by urban splash who have now sold it back to the council for in minimal amount .
Next to the highrise office block, which used to have a restaurant on the roof, is the council chambers which are superb if you get a chance to visit.

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