Stonehenge Visitor Centre by Denton Corker Marshall
Dezeen Wire: work finally starts this week on architect Denton Corker Marshall's design for a new visitor centre at Stonehenge, a prehistoric stone circle in England, after years of wrangling and delay, English Heritage has announced (+ slideshow).
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In 2009 the Australian architecture firm won a competition to replace existing facilities branded "a national disgrace", but plans were ditched the following year by the incoming government.
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The design, which was the latest in a string of proposals dating back to 2003 for the World Heritage Site, was later rescued by funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund.
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As well as a low-key visitor building, the £27 million project involves the closure and grassing over of the A344 road that runs alongside the monument and the removal of the existing car park, underpass, toilets and other facilities.
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The visitor centre will be constructed away from the stones, with visitors reaching the monument on foot or by shuttle.