{"id":291246,"date":"2026-02-19T06:59:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T06:59:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/291246\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T06:59:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T06:59:22","slug":"readers-ask-why-did-it-take-so-long-in-this-weeks-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/291246\/","title":{"rendered":"Readers ask &#8220;why did it take so long?&#8221; in this week&#8217;s debate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"852\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/brutalist-southbank-centre-heritage-listed_dezeen_2364_hero-852x480.jpg\" class=\"attachment-article_large_image size-article_large_image nolazy\" alt=\"Southbank Centre\" decoding=\"async\"  data-pin-nopin=\"true\"\/>\t\t    <\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/newsletter.dezeen.com\/t\/r-2FB25B157357DA162540EF23F30FEDED\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter<\/a> features the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2026\/02\/10\/brutalist-southbank-centre-heritage-listed\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">news that the Southbank Centre has been granted Grade II-listed status<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/newsletters\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/tag\/southbank-centre\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Southbank Centre<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/tag\/london\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">London<\/a>, which was once named &#8220;Britain&#8217;s ugliest building&#8221;, was heritage listed by conservation group the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/tag\/twentieth-century-society\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twentieth Century Society<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Commenters think the move was &#8220;about time&#8221;, with one saying &#8220;why did it take so long for this to happen&#8221;, calling it &#8220;such a brilliant lump of concrete&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2296734 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/b-lovefrom-ferrari-jony-ive_dezeen_2364_col_0-852x479.jpg\" alt=\"Ferrari Luce interior by Jony Ive and Marc Newson's studio LoveFrom\" width=\"2364\" height=\"1330\"  \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2026\/02\/13\/jony-ive-marc-newson-lovefrom-ferrari-luce-interior\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jony Ive and Marc Newson shun touchscreens for interior of Ferrari&#8217;s first electric car<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Other stories in this week&#8217;s newsletter included the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2026\/02\/13\/jony-ive-marc-newson-lovefrom-ferrari-luce-interior\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">interiors for Ferrari&#8217;s first electric car<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2026\/02\/11\/niall-mclaughlin-the-museum-jesus-baptism\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Niall McLaughlin Architects&#8217; plans for The Museum of Jesus&#8217; Baptism<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2026\/02\/09\/bad-bunny-super-bowl-lx-set-design-harriet-cuddeford-yellow-studio\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">set design for Bad Bunny&#8217;s Super Bowl halftime Show<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Dezeen Debate<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/tag\/dezeen-debate\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dezeen Debate<\/a> is sent every Tuesday and features a selection of the best reader comments and most talked-about stories. <a href=\"https:\/\/newsletter.dezeen.com\/t\/r-2FB25B157357DA162540EF23F30FEDED\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read the latest edition of Dezeen Debate<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/newsletters\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">subscribe here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can also subscribe to our other newsletters; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/dezeenagenda\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dezeen Agenda<\/a> is sent every Tuesday, containing a selection of the most important news highlights from the week, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/dezeendaily\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dezeen Daily<\/a> is our daily bulletin that contains every story published in the preceding 24 hours and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/dezeenindepth\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dezeen In Depth<\/a> is sent on the last Friday of every month and delves deeper into the major stories shaping architecture and design.<\/p>\n<p>                New! 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