Refurbished Festival Hall rejects claim of ‘vandalism’

Then and now: the auditorium’s undulating canopy and its replacement (below), which aims to improve the acoustics.

Allies & Morrison was forced to defend its £111 million Royal Festival Hall refurbishment at its official unveiling this week.

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