How these menacing towers of raw concrete that just a few short years ago were considered the ugliest buildings in the world ...
Social media and coffee table books have been "bringing new attention and new eyes" to the brutalist style, an expert tells ...
Whether you love or loathe the concrete geometry of the iconic Barbican estate, it tends to inspire strong feelings: for every Londoner charmed by its sharp Brutalist architecture, you’ll find another ...
And the public was no more forgiving of the capital’s greatest brutalist project, the Barbican. The complex of more than 2,000 homes, which opened on the fringes of the City in 1969, was widely ...
More details of the £191 million restoration of the Grade-II listed structure have now been revealed, which include upgrades to the lakeside, foyers and conservatory, as well as loads more toilets.
The Barbican Estate was designed by Chamberlin ... represents a bolder design and a shift towards brutalism. Raised on pilotis (stilts), it features a long, curving facade with alternating ...
Designed by Chamberlin, Powell and Bon and completed in 1982, the Barbican in London epitomizes brutalist urban planning. The massive residential and cultural complex includes housing, theaters ...
Although brutalism was largely adopted by architects ... innovative use of concrete in large-scale projects, including the Barbican. The pair built homes for themselves on the site of a building ...