London’s ‘ugliest’ tall buildings where flats can cost £1million
The complex of more than 2,000 homes, which opened on the fringes of the City in 1969, was widely mocked and voted London’s ...
‘Concrete hellscape’ London landmark to get major £191,000,000 makeover
The £230 million plan will be its biggest overhaul since it opened 43 years ago and, subject to planning permission, work ...
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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Take a look inside the Barbican’s boiler room before the Big Upgrade
When the Barbican Art Centre was being constructed in the late 1970s, a boiler room was needed to provide all the mechanicals for the building, but soon, a lot of that 40+ year old equipment is to be ...
Noah Davis: A spellbinding retrospective for an artist lost tragically young
Davis resisted painting clichés associated with the black American experience – his works revel in the magical and ...
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Barbican Celebrates Noah Davis with 50 Iconic Works
An upcoming retrospective at the Barbican, running from February 6 to May 11, honors the late Noah Davis, highlighting his contributions as one of the most original figurative painters of recent ...
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Brutalist Barbican unveils plans for biggest renewal since it opened in 1982
The Barbican Centre has unveiled a £230 million plan for the biggest overhaul of its famous Brutalist concrete spaces since its was opened in 1982. The arts complex in the heart of the City has ...