The remains of Showcase Cinemas in Walsall, next to J10 of the M6. Like several other Showcase Cinemas nationally, it was designed by Abbey Hanson Rowe and opened on 23/08/1989. It closed on 16/03/2020 and never reopened. #Cinema #PoMo #20thCenturyArchitecture #Walsall #BlackCountry

Dublin City Council, in their infinite wisdom, decided last week to grant permission for the demolition of Stephen Court on St Stephen's Green.

Last year, architectural historian, Emma Gilleece explained why this was a very bad idea:

https://www.rte.ie/culture/2022/0730/1312127-100-buildings-why-stephen-court-should-be-saved/

#AdaptiveReuse #AbolishDemolish #EmbodiedCarbon #20thCenturyArchitecture

The pictures were hastily snapped into bright sun while passing by, but one of Wolverhampton’s lesser known Brutalist buildings is St Michael RC Church on Coalway Rd in Upper Penn #Brutalism #20thCenturyArchitecture #Wolverhampton