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KingsCrossstationisoneofLondonsiconicbuildings.Itstough,functionalexteriorisaprototypeofmodernarchitectureinthe20thCentury,andstandsinstarkoppositiontotheneo-GothicextravaganceofitsneighbourStPancras.Aftermanydecadesofpartial-neglect,KingsCrosshasfinallyreceivedtherenovationithasalwaysdeservedbyJohnMcAslanandPartners,thearchitectsbehindsuchnotableprojectsastheCamdenRoundhouse,theDeLaWarPavillionandDalstonJunction.Withafabulousnewconcourseandapainstakingrestorationoforiginalfeatureshiddenforfartoolongbehindbotched1970sextensions,inMarch2012,KingsCrosswillberevealedinallitssparklingnewandoldglory.DiscoveringKingsCrosspaystributetothismagnificentbuilding.Aimedatolderchildrenandadults,itbringsthehistoryandcontextofthestationtolifewithfantasticillustrationandcollagebyLucyDalzell,brightandaccessibletextbyJayMerrick,interactiveelementsthroughoutandasingle,spectacularpop-upofthestationbyoneofthemostestablishedpaperengineersinthecountry.
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