Randomly came across this competition to design a structure in homage to the Crystal Palace.
Some dramatic solutions 
Would be interesting to have this next door
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That’s a really interesting article which reminded me that on Monday I bumped into someone from The Crystal Palace Museum who told me it’s reopening on Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 June after having been closed for a period.
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Call me a cynic by all means (I’ve worked in construction for 20-odd years), but I’ve often suspected that conceptual ideas like the ones outlined are designed to gauge potential interest from large, nationwide developers who have the money and clout to make something on the smaller scale possible as long as it basically end-up being a point of historical interest they’re obliged to include in the footprint of what will inevitably become a large multi-story development. The developer gets what they want and the architect gets to ad more ‘glittering praise’ on their LinkedIn profile.
Cynicism aside, in my opinion they should just let it be and allow it remain a informal meeting place for parents and children alike as well as somewhere relatively accessible to hold events. Besides, in spite of the park falling under Bromley Council I’m guessing that any of the more sustainable options would turn into a planning nightmare for all concerned.
The subway under Crystal Palace Parade has an open day this weekend. It’s great to see for anyone who has never been. You need to book but it’s free.
As for this competition no chance whatever of anything like this seeing the light of day. Happily management of the park is no longer by Bromley, who managed appalling decline for so many years, but in the hands of the Crystal Palace Park Trust which seems to be making a super job of sympathetically restoring the park, while celebrating its history.
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Interesting story popped up in my feed at lunch, maybe as I had visited a couple of Crystal Palace related articles this morning. I recognised the face at first, then realised why.
Anyone else choose bets based on “signs from fate”?
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Bet already placed before odds go down due to this.
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Woohoo. I got in at 15/2
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Niiiiice. I was gonna stick a tenner on at 10/1… obviously I didn’t lol 
What an amazing update to our local history lore.
The man who sculpted the bust died on Christmas Eve, the night Santa visits!!!
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