THE Barbican is about to go under a well-needed restoration. The centre which opened in 1982 is getting a makeover confirmed ...

The £230 million plan will be its biggest overhaul since it opened 43 years ago and, subject to planning permission, work ...

Many design themes in The Barbican Estate can be traced back to nearby Crescent House (left) in the Golden Lane Estate British architects Alison and Peter Smithson coined the term “New Brutalism ...

The existing 1 Silk Street building currently dominating the site consists of two interlinked towers designed by Fitzroy ...

But it bears astonishing parallels to real-life Hungarian-Jewish architect Ernő Goldfinger, who arrived in the UK in the ...

London's Barbican Centre has revealed initial plans to renovate three of its most well-known spaces. The Grade-II listed cultural destination is publicly consulting on proposals to restore and ...

Thursday 6th February 2025, the Barbican hosts the UK’s first institutional survey of the late American artist Noah Davis ...

This free installation invites visitors to orient themselves in the buildings and their complex, fascinating histories in an ...

Davis resisted painting clichés associated with the black American experience – his works revel in the magical and otherworldly ...

One of the best and free attractions in the UK is the Barbican's conservatory ... conservatory with exotic plants. And the unique Barbican estate that was used as a movie set for the likes of ...

The Barbican Centre / Estate is one of the most famous examples of Brutalist architecture in the world. Credits: Getty Images/iStockphoto) You might recognise Rowley Way from Stanley Kubrick’s A ...