Banksy graffiti saved as work starts on Shoreditch hotel

摘要

The developer behind a 22-storey hotel planned for the site of a famous Shoreditch bar has submitted detailed plans for how it will rescue two large Banksy artworks from the scene. Preparatory demolition work is imminent for Squire & Partners' cylindrical Art'otel scheme - eight years after Hackney planners first approved it amid angry opposition from conservationists and locals.