American Express Building Demolition.

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

I thought it was a shocking building complete out of context and with nothing to commend it

Well compared to the rest of that manky rubbish road, and indeed whole area, I'd say it was a veritable TAJ MAHAL of architecture.

 

[beorhthelm]

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The Regency Society said they were unimpressed with initial proposals for The Wedding Cake’s replacement because it offers less employment space, supplies just 65 units of housing and its proposed green spaces would be “drab and unpleasant” in the shadow of tall buildings around them.

id say the Regency Society should keep their beak out, or form the Elizabethian Society. but i particularly like their shameless contradiction, the proposals dont offer enough office space and housing and green space. nothings ever good enough is it, because planning has to cover so many conflicting requirements.

 

[The Clamp]

Taste is subjective, but every Brightonian that I know has some form of affection for it, they certainly know where it is.

every Brightonian I know has literally no opinion on it. The very definition of not being iconic I would have thought.

If mentioned to anyone outside of the nearby area the general reaction has always been something akin to "American Express have headquarters in Brighton? Well I didn't know that".

It's not iconic, it's just most people in Brighton know where it was because it was massive.

 

[Return of the Rev]

Our department moved in to amex house 1977,one of the first to move in,loved going onto to the roof great views and memories.

 

[Crispy Ambulance]

Our department moved in to amex house 1977,one of the first to move in,loved going onto to the roof great views and memories.

Many a happy hour spent in the Pilot's Rest Room above the 8th floor!

 

[Return of the Rev]

Many a happy hour spent in the Pilot's Rest Room above the 8th floor!

Recall someone getting taped to his chair then wheeled out into the lift and sent to the 8th floor Some legendary elastic band fights took place over the years(paper clips included)

 

[OzMike]

We used to sneak in pretending to be members and play snooker in the snooker halls till we ran out of change for the light meters.

 

[mikeyjh]

40 years does seem such a short life span for a building.

It does - My team were pretty much the last to leave and the place was, literally, falling apart. Despite the fact the 8th floor had been refurbished before they found asbetsos. We could only use the desks that didn't have buckets on them to capture water from the roof. Having a south facing seat by the window was fantastic until the sun came out, then you felt like an ant under a magnifying glass.

Oh, and you could sometimes see the Isle of Wight