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Springfield Campus by Associated Architects: a building that absorbs history itself

By 2023-04-04T04:00:00

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Source: Hufton+Crow

A project by Associated Architects for Wolverhampton University reminds us of the value of ‘persistent architecture’, writes Joe Holyoak

When Springfield Brewery in Wolverhampton was bought by the University of Wolverhampton in 2014, it was a basket case. Brewing had ceased there in 1990, and the buildings had gone into serious decline until much of the site was destroyed by a fire in 2004.

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