Important examples of Postmodern architecture in the UK are under threat, warns heritage campaign group the Twentieth Century Society, which is holding a conference this weekend to kickstart a wider movement to protect them.
"We are not managing to get any Postmodern buildings listed and we're not doing very well at conserving even the very best examples," Twentieth Century Society director Catherine Croft told Dezeen.
"We might lose a whole chapter of architectural history," she said.
Prominent Postmodern buildings in London have recently been subjected to alterations that have significantly changed their facades, or have been demolished completely despite strong campaigns for their protection.
James Stirling's No 1 Poultry was at the centre of a preservation battle last year involving some of the world's best-known architects No 1 Poultry, the last completed building by architect James Stirling and a Postmodern icon, became the focus of a preservation battle last year involving some of the world's best-known architects after a series of proposals were put forward to alter its facade.
Terry Farrell's equally iconic 1982 TV-am studios in Camden was stripped of its Postmodern details in later renovations. Parts of the 1980s Broadgate development by Arup Associates and Peter Foggo, were recently demolished to make way for a new office building by Ken Shuttleworth's firm Make.
"A lot of the best Postmodern buildings are commercial buildings in areas l...