Category Archives: Preston Bus Station

Procession to Preston Bus Station

Posted on November 10, 2013 by Sally Stone

Despite the wind and the rain, the procession through the centre of Preston, from the Corn Exchange, into the Flag Market and onto the Bus station was an unforgettable experience, and in what was an extraordinary piece of luck, the … Continue reading →

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Procession to Celebrate Preston Bus Station 2nd November 2013

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Sally Stone

  Preston Bus Station has been listed, but this doesn’t mean that it’s future is secure and that we can forget about it. Great care needs to be taken when considering its future. The building could still be demolished if … Continue reading →

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Preston Bus Station

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Sally Stone

  It is with great delight the Continuity in Architecture can confirm that Preston Bus Station has been granted Grade 2 listed status. CiA have, with Gate 81, actively supported the campaign to enjoy the building, and we hope that … Continue reading →

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LITTORAL INSPIRATIONS: ENCOUNTERS WITH THE LAGOON

Posted on September 22, 2013 by Sally Stone

Architecture can facilitate the exploration of identity through the examination of the specificity of the context in which it is embedded. The constructed environment is often charged with narrative content, certain elements come to the fore, while others are more … Continue reading →

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Preston Interrotta

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Sally Stone

“Preston has a picturesqueness of outline and a suggestion of spaciousness from a distance which distinguish it from most Lancashire cotton towns.”1 The Twenty-First Century city is a combination of two different ideas; the traditional city of streets and squares, … Continue reading →

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BDP Architects to Host Charrette to discuss the Urban Implications of Preston Bus Station

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Sally Stone

In December 2012 Preston City Council voted ‘in principle’ to demolish Preston Bus Station and replace it with a surface car park. This building is a major cultural landmark and it should be preserved and creatively adapted to serve the … Continue reading →

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Gate 81 Preston Bus Station

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Sally Stone

The Gate 81 project hacklab/workshop/charette has been arranged for May 2013. Link: Gate 81 Hacklab Email for info@gate81.com if you are interested in taking part.

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Gate 81: Workshop at the University in Antwerp

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Sally Stone

ANTWERP INTERRUPTED Link to student projects  “…I would say that even in historic times documents are not always available, and buildings (monuments, vernacular constructions and public works) are themselves important texts, often providing the first and most lasting impression of … Continue reading →

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Preston Bus Station fights for life

Posted on December 16, 2012 by Sally Stone

All our Preston Bus Station posts. The demolition vote is being held by Preston City Council on Monday 17th December. The Council’s background documentation is here … Including costings and rejected urban design proposals.

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Piazza San Marco meets Preston Bus Station

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Sally Stone

In the spirit of the Collage City Unité/Uffizi comparison: Piazza San Marco transformed into Preston Bus Station.

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Mistaken Urbanism

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Sally Stone

Seldom photographed views of Preston Bus Station approached from the north on foot. Pedestrians are forced to approach the Bus Station and town centre via a footbridge and subway.

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Improvisation at the Bus Station

Posted on August 3, 2009 by Sally Stone

Preston Bus Station is one of those modernist structures that condemned the pedestrian to the bridge or subway giving the surrounding ground plane or ‘apron’ to vehicles i.e. buses. The people of Preston are characterised by their disdain for motorised … Continue reading →

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