00:00A building once described as Britain's ugliest has been granted Grade II listed status, ending a 35-year campaign to
00:08secure protection for one of London's brutalist landmarks.
00:12The decision has been made by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, and it means that any future changes
00:19to the Southbank Centre Arts Complex will now face very strict heritage oversight.
00:24Catherine Croft, the director of campaign group 20th Century Society, said the battle has been won and brutalism has finally
00:33come of age.
00:34The Arts Complex has long divided opinion, but it is also regarded as a defining example of post-war British
00:40architecture and a major cultural hub on the Thames.
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