Coming of Age

RAC Regional Control Centre, Bristol

Architect: Nicholas Grimshaw and Partners (now Grimshaw)

The RAC Regional Control Centre transformed an otherwise nondescript road-locked site near a major junction into a monumental statement: An energy efficient, technologically advanced headquarter building that advertises the organisation’s qualities to motorway users. Keen-eyed observers will spot the shared DNA with Grimshaw’s Western Morning News building, built slightly earlier in 1991-93 and Grade II* listed in 2015 thanks to the Society’s campaigning.

Coming of Age

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