After the UK's last coal power station closed last week, the Twentieth Century Society has selected seven projects that demonstrate how the under-threat cooling towers at these "cathedrals of industry" could be reused.
Cooling towers were once a major feature of the UK's energy infrastructure. But from a peak of 240 only 45 remain, and plans are underway to demolish all of these.
Architecture charity the Twentieth Century Society has launched a campaign to preserve some of the buildings, arguing that interesting uses can be found for the structures.
"Their enormous scale makes them an obvious attraction"
"You don't have to look too far to find imaginative examples internationally of cooling towers that have been reused," Twentieth Century Society campaigns director Oli Marshall told Dezeen. "Their enormous scale makes them an obvious attraction for activities that require serious elevation ? viewing platforms, extreme sports, amusement rides and the like," he continued.
"Their large surface areas have also been used to dramatic giant effect as a 3D canvas for video mapped projections at music festivals, while the cavernous internal spaces have unique acoustic qualities that lend themselves to experimental sonic and artistic installations."

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