The MCM Legacy

It's one of the age-old conversation-starters among people devoted to preservation: How much time has to pass before a building is worth saving?

Perhaps it isn't phrased exactly in that manner, but the question lingers. Is a building constructed in 1930 intrinsically more historic and preservation-ready than a building built, say, in 1988? Especially if, because of tastes and opinions, the later building is seen as something average and not out-of-the-ordinary?

It's a provocative topic for history lovers, and people tied to place, because it asks if we do, in a way, lean toward older, more unusual buildings from a bygone era while passing over the newer structures that are more common and therefore might seem to not need our care.

Our story has been unfolding for thirty-five years and MCM is preparing an online exhibition of its developments from the early 80's and up to the late 90's.

But before, we could all take a moment and try and see, as if for the first time, a '80s- or '90s-era structure we pass all the time and never notice. Could it be a gem in a century, something our great-grandchildren are fighting to save? Count on this happening, for sure, because the past tells us it will.

Nonetheless, it is important for us to trace the changes not only in architecture - through various traditions, regions, overarching stylistic trends, and dates - but also the engineering codes of practice of that era and the permit allowances.

Through Images and Paintings - Coming up!

The Titania Trilogy - Built between the years 1982-1984 and were amongst the first developments of the company. 

More to come soon so stay tuned