‘Concrete hellscape’ London attraction to get biggest overhaul in its 42 year history
The £230 million plan will be its biggest overhaul since it opened 43 years ago and, subject to planning permission, work ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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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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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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Brutalist Barbican unveils plans for biggest renewal since it opened in 1982
The Barbican Centre has unveiled a £230 million ... through the original entrance from Sculpture Court, showing the new stairs and lift to access the fly tower The plans have been drawn up ...