I was pleased to see Rowan Moore’s long and complimentary review of the new Tower Hamlets Town Hall in yesterday’s Observer: he, like me, admires the way it combines the characteristics of the old hospital building with the new requirements of local democracy. Façadism generally has a bad name, but on this occasion feels a sensible re-use of so much of what was there before:-

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2023/apr/23/tower-hamlets-town-hall-review-an-old-hospital-immaculately-stitched-up?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other