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The problem of alterations to modern buildings, listed because of their architectural merit, is exemplified in the case of the Willis Faber building. The building, in Ipswich, England, designed by Norman Foster, was listed grade I in 1975, and is the youngest listed building in the United Kingdom. Owners Willis Corroon wanted to replace the ground-floor swimming pool with extra office space. A public inquiry was to have been held into the plan but Willis Corroon has withdrawn the application leaving the situation unresolved.
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A building for the new Graduate Business School of Strathclyde University, Glasgow, Scotland, has been designed by Reiach and Hall. The building had to be urban infill occupying a site between existing University buildings. Reiach and Hall have produced a seven-storey, red-brick, concrete-framed block with a prominent sandstone-clad 'drum' entrance. Accommodation includes teaching rooms, lecture halls and meeting rooms, dining facilities and bedroom suites.
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The historic buildings of Russia's capital, Moscow, are being destroyed and replaced by poor medleys due to corruption and ignorance. Moscow has become a western city with western problems such as road infrastructure.
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