Popular opinion is that old buildings deserve be preserved, restored, used and loved. Popular opinion however has a very singular and narrow definition of "old." A definition normally based on a simplified, generic, understanding of visual beauty rather than age or historical relevance. Something that means a lot of 1950s buildings are all too often classed as meaningless post-war quick-fixes. And so ignored. Allowed to fall in disrepair. Demolished. Munich based photographer Hans Engels
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