the Barbican. 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 ugliest tall building in a poll run by New London ...

Another review, left by ‘LCPUSA’ said: ‘I do not know if I am offending Londoners by saying so, but the Barbican was the worst visit in London. It is a massive housing complex, with theatres ...

The Barbican is a bonafide London icon. So it’s good news that the 50-year-old brutalist behemoth’s Barbican Centre is getting a massive renovation, so it will be enjoyed for generations to come.

Whether you love or loathe the concrete geometry of the iconic Barbican estate ... First constructed in post World War II London by architects Chamberlin, Powell and Bon, the sprawling complex aimed ...

In the heart of London, the Barbican Centre’s Conservatory – a 1980s brutalist ... even a shrivelled flower’, she says of her influences – but in layered and complex ways. ‘I take elements from nature ...

whose last performance at the Barbican in 2023 was described as “completely engrossing” by The Guardian, celebrates his 85th birthday in April. It's also 51 years since his first London ...

The Barbican’s Into the Unknown: A Journey Through Science Fiction exhibition is an ambitious undertaking. How to present a history of science fiction that honours its foundation in the written word, ...

Use our free Event Promotion Centre to add/edit your events St Giles-without-Cripplegate is an Anglican church in the City of London, located on Fore Street within the modern Barbican complex.