“What struck me about the Barbican is the tactile quality of the texture of the concrete,” he says, referring to the building’s signature mottled walls, hammered by hand with pick-axes.

The Barbican Centre has unveiled a £240 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 ...

Whether you love or loathe the concrete geometry of the iconic Barbican estate, it tends to inspire strong ... marking the gateway passage through London’s walls, and into the ancient city. Created ...

Beton is in Clerkenwell, across the road from the Barbican itself, a proximity that’s referenced in the concrete-friendly name ... as well as stripped-back finishes on walls and ceilings that reveal ...

Concrete brutalist architecture combined with an enormous assortment of tropical plants makes the Barbican Conservatory ... species sprawling across its walls, koi carp and terrapin floating ...

The Barbican Centre has unveiled a £240 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 ...