Shell has outraged activists with plans to knock down its Aberdeen headquarters.
The Tullos office complex, a five-storey brutalist ziggurat of concrete, has been the energy giant’s HQ since 1973. But the building has become the subject of a row after Shell announced its intention to demolish rather than upgrade and repurpose it.
The company notified Aberdeen City Council of its plans in mid-July. Since then, an open letter has been signed by more than 40 local architects, academics and climate activists raising concerns about the carbon emissions associated with destroying rather than reusing the building. Shell has not yet revealed its plans for the site.
