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\n However, the Peterlee Development Corporation declined to officially name the structure and opened it without ceremony on January 27, 1970.\n<\/p>\n
\n The pavilion quickly sparked division in the community.\n<\/p>\n
\n With little upkeep, it became a target for vandalism, and its concrete forms were seen by some as a magnet for anti-social behaviour.\n<\/p>\n
\n By the early 1980s, calls for its demolition grew louder, with councillor Joan Maslin describing it as “a dirty lump of concrete, no more than a monstrosity and an eyesore.”\n<\/p>\n
\n Despite the criticism, the building achieved Grade II-listed status in 2009.\n<\/p>\n
\n The ranking was compiled by Making Moves, who used a score based on architecture awards, TripAdvisor ratings, Instagram hashtags, and Google search volume.\n<\/p>\n
\n Durham University’s Dunelm House was also featured on the list.\n<\/p>\n
\n London’s Barbican Estate took the top spot, followed by the Hayward Gallery and the University of East Anglia.\n<\/p>\n
\n Long-debated brutalist landmarks including Preston Bus Station and Park Hill in Sheffield also featured in the top 10.\n<\/p>\n
\n Sally Evans, managing director at Making Moves, said: “Brutalist buildings are increasingly being recognised as an opportunity rather than an obstacle for London\u2019s office market.\n<\/p>\n
\n “Instead of demolition, we\u2019re seeing landmark 1960s structures refurbished and repositioned to meet modern occupier expectations.”\n<\/p>\n
\n Ms Evans said the wider trend toward reusing brutalist buildings demonstrates their growing relevance in today\u2019s property market.\n<\/p>\n
\n She said: “The transformation of Space House in Covent Garden demonstrates how retaining the majority of an existing structure can deliver both strong sustainability credentials and distinctive, high-spec workspace \u2013 qualities that are becoming more valuable in a competitive leasing environment.”\n<\/p>\n
\n The Apollo Pavilion continues to divide opinion, but its inclusion in the national top 20 highlights the lasting impact of Britain’s post-war architectural experiments and the ways they continue to shape public discussion and urban identity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Grade II-listed Peterlee structure, designed by artist Victor Pasmore in the late 1960s, ranked 18th on a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":500386,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[6225,6485,6486,1120,96,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-500385","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-design","tag-entertainment","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/500385","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=500385"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/500385\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/500386"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=500385"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=500385"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=500385"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}