The Twentieth Century Society publish a list of the buildings they consider most at risk in the UK every 2 years.
With the most recent, most are in England, just 2 are in Scotland:
A 1957 Category A-listed house in the borders, designed by Peter Womersley, adjacent to his other classic work, the studio for Bernat Klein (who lived at the house for 60 years).
The house nearly burnt down in 2017 but has been fully refurbished (and winning a RIAS award into the bargain).
I love the sunken living room area, the balance of wood panels (including ceiling), stone and glass.
From e-Architect
All kinds of things get called ugly. And ugliness is seen as the opposite of beauty.
But these things are tricky. The Eiffel tower and the Albert memorial were described in their time as ugly. Mountains are now considered scenic, but in the past were symbols of wildness, desolation and danger.
Ugly is not so much the opposite, but jarring, variable, surprising. And sometimes violent.
Beauty gets boring. Too much becomes intolerable. Who says the sedating quality of beauty is better than the stimulating quality of ugliness?
Is a B52 bomber beautiful or monstrous? A motorway interchange?
What do you do when you have already designed the iPhone? Or a Ferrari? Just more of the same?
[Stephen Bayley – “Ugly: the Aesthetics of Everything]
The National Centre for Dance in Paris is an award winning adaptation of a 1973 council building.
In 2005 Atelier Robain Guieysse developed the buildings into modern dance facilities.
