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Residents of London’s Barbican Are Battling a New Tower

Published by New York Times World By Stephen Castle and Hannah Reyes Morales · 7 August 2026 at 07:01
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Residents of London’s Barbican Are Battling a New Tower
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The Barbican, a once divisive housing complex in central London, is now considered an architectural masterpiece. Residents are fighting plans for a 20-story building next door.

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