Historic buildings brought back from the dead

By Ellis Woodman and Ellis Woodman Ellis Woodman Ellis Woodman2008-02-15T00:00:00

The castle sits on a mound in the centre of Egremont.

How can historic ruins be given life and meaning for the 21st century? Ellis Woodman looks at the answers offered in projects by Witherford Watson Mann, Simon Conder and Décosterd-Cotting

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