Lasdun developer vows listing won’t stop AHMM project

AHMM's proposals to update IBM's South Bank headquarters

IBM building project will continue after consultation, says client

The developer behind AHMM’s plans for Denys Lasdun’s IBM building have vowed to carry on with the project despite the decision to list it.

The building, next to the National Theatre on London’s South Bank, was given grade II protection this week after a campaign by the Twentieth Century Society.

The conservation group objected to a series of changes that were proposed by AHMM on behalf of its client Wolfe Commercial Properties Southbank.

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