{"id":34742,"date":"2022-11-01T15:54:35","date_gmt":"2022-11-01T15:54:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=34742"},"modified":"2022-11-01T15:54:35","modified_gmt":"2022-11-01T15:54:35","slug":"imho-via-aj-jessica-toale-on-why-ms-can-still-be-true-to-its-brand-and-change-course-on-oxford-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=34742","title":{"rendered":"IMHO via AJ: Jessica Toale on why \u2018M&S can still be true to its brand and change course on Oxford Street\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"As the public inquiry into the Pilbrow & Partners-designed scheme gets under way, Westminster councillor Jessica Toale tells the Architects\u2019 Journal<\/em> (AJ<\/em>) why the retailer should retrofit it, not raze it.<\/h3>\n
image: for illustration only –\u00a0Gary Rogers\/Marks and Spencer. Commons Wikimedia<\/a><\/em><\/h6>\n

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\u2026 urge all of the industry to embrace the challenge of re-using and adapting existing structures to new needs\u2026<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n

Jessica Toale writes in AJ<\/em>:<\/p>\n

Oxford Street is one of London\u2019s most famous and historic streets, well-known and loved by visitors and residents alike\u2026 The West End is no stranger to architectural controversy\u2026<\/p>\n

The latest controversy surrounds the future of the Marks & Spencer building at 458 Oxford Street. I welcomed the decision to call in the planning application to demolish the building for public scrutiny..<\/p>\n

\u2026 I would urge all of the industry to embrace the challenge of re-using and adapting existing structures to new needs. M&S could set an example for other owners and investors across the country\u2026<\/p>\n

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As the public inquiry into the Pilbrow & Partners-designed scheme gets under way, Westminster councillor Jessica Toale tells the Architects\u2019 Journal (AJ) why the retailer should retrofit it, not raze it. image: for illustration only –\u00a0Gary Rogers\/Marks and Spencer. Commons … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34742","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sector-newsblog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34742","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=34742"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34742\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34743,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34742\/revisions\/34743"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=34742"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=34742"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=34742"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}