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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Barbican upgrade plans shown off – more loos, more lifts, more access
The initial plans to revamp the Barbican Art Centre have been shown off, aiming to open up the building and make it easier for people to find their way around the site.
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Allies and Morrison and Asif Khan unveil Barbican revamp plans
Allies and Morrison and Asif Khan’s much-anticipated proposals for ‘restoring and enhancing’ the Barbican Centre’s most ...
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Beautiful brutalism: Barbican’s Blake Tower debuts its first show apartment
In August it was announced that London's Blake Tower, the fourth high-rise that completes the brutalist Barbican Estate, was to be converted into 74 luxury residences comprising two and three bedroom ...
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Shakespeare Tower, Barbican
This is the rethink of an apartment buried in the height of Shakespeare Tower on the Barbican Estate. Having spent many years overseas, the owner clients yearned for a design that was inspired by ...
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Kam Bava breathes new life into the Barbican sunken bars
The much loved Barbican Estate in London comprises many parts and elements – from its famed performing arts centre, a key cultural hub in the City of London and beyond and the largest of its kind in ...
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London's best brutalist homes — from the Alexandra Road Estate to the Barbican
London’s best example is, of course, the Barbican Estate, designed by Chamberlin, Powell and Bon in the Sixties as luxury housing. The Barbican Estate was designed by Chamberlin, Powell and Bon in the ...