London’s ‘ugliest’ tall buildings where flats can cost £1million
But it bears astonishing parallels to real-life Hungarian-Jewish architect Ernő Goldfinger, who arrived in the UK in the ...
London's best brutalist homes — from the Alexandra Road Estate to the Barbican
The Smithsons are best known for their late-Sixties Robin Hood Gardens social housing project in Poplar. Demolition of the ...
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Have Your Say On How To Boost The Barbican
The Grade-II-listed behemoth puts on hundreds of events annually and is understandably showing signs of age after 43 years.
'Concrete hellscape' London landmark to get major £191,000,000 makeover
Yet, despite disagreement, London’s divisive complex, which welcomes around 1.7 million tourists every year, is set for a ...
Barbican reveals plans for £240 million overhaul of its concrete Brutalist spaces
The centre was constructed on London’s biggest post-war bombsite and hailed by Queen Elizabeth II at its 1982 opening, as ...
Barbican Centre reveals plans for restoration work
London's Barbican Centre has revealed initial plans to renovate three of its most well-known spaces. The Grade-II listed cultural destination is publicly consulting on proposals to restore and improve ...
Major London redevelopment of 3 new office blocks could face judicial review
The City of London Corporation approved knocking down the former Museum of London and Bastion House in April last year, with ...
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Brutalist Barbican unveils plans for biggest renewal since it opened in 1982
The Lakeside area will be repaved to prevent leaking ... Oliver Heywood, director at Allies and Morrison, said: “The Barbican is one of London’s most iconic spaces. Our goal is to honour ...
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Barbican unveils Allies & Morrison and Asif Khan’s £240m refurbishment plans
The first five-year phase of the project, which is being backed by a £191m grant from the City of London, is scheduled to ...
Fact Check: Foreign-born residents live in less than 50% of London social housing
Census statistics that show that foreign-born residents occupy more than three quarters of the social housing in a small area ...
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Allies and Morrison and Asif Khan Studio reveal upgrades for several of the Barbican Centre’s signature spaces
The Barbican’s Centre’s history is predicated on renewal. A proposal from the Brutalist-style performing arts center in ...
Iconic London estate 'deteriorating significantly' - £450m refurb could take 25 years
The Barbican Centre will initially see three of its spaces upgraded if plans are approved. A consultation has begun ...