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  • Martedì 18 dicembre 2012

Le foto della stazione di Preston, finché c’è

È uno degli esempi più importanti di architettura "brutalista" - tradotto: un sacco di cemento armato - ma il comune inglese vuole demolirla

PRESTON, LANCASHIRE – DECEMBER 17: A traveller waits for their bus connection at Preston Bus Station on December 17, 2012 in Preston, Lancashire. Preston Bus Station is described as great example of Brutalist architecture and is on a list of “treasured places at risk” compiled by the World Monument organisation. A 1,500 signature petition has been complied to save the bus station and it’s public car park which was also recently voted as Preston’s favourite building and today Preston City Council will vote to decide the future of the bus station which was built in 1969. The council says that it will cost 23 million GBP to refurbish and only 16 million GBP to demolish. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

PRESTON, LANCASHIRE – DECEMBER 17: A traveller waits for their bus connection at Preston Bus Station on December 17, 2012 in Preston, Lancashire. Preston Bus Station is described as great example of Brutalist architecture and is on a list of “treasured places at risk” compiled by the World Monument organisation. A 1,500 signature petition has been complied to save the bus station and it’s public car park which was also recently voted as Preston’s favourite building and today Preston City Council will vote to decide the future of the bus station which was built in 1969. The council says that it will cost 23 million GBP to refurbish and only 16 million GBP to demolish. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

La stazione degli autobus di Preston, nel nord ovest dell’Inghilterra, è una delle più grandi del mondo e rappresenta uno degli esempi più importanti di architettura “brutalista” per il massiccio utilizzo di cemento armato, che in francese si dice appunto cement brut. Nel 2012 la stazione è stata inserita nella lista dei luoghi o edifici da preservare del World Monuments Fund: da anni infatti la stazione è a rischio demolizione in seguito a un piano di riqualificazione della zona. Il 7 dicembre il municipio di Preston ha annunciato la demolizione dell’edificio, costruito nel 1969, ma i cittadini si stanno mobilitando per salvare uno dei luoghi simbolo della loro città.