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Beyond the Instagrammable juxtaposition of stark concrete and tumbling greenery, how does this architectural movement address ...
The raw, polarising world of brutalist architecture has a cult following ... London’s best example is, of course, the Barbican Estate, designed by Chamberlin, Powell and Bon in the Sixties ...
However, the philosophies of Brutalist architecture are not to everyone's taste, and the Barbican has its fair share of detractors. In fact, it was voted London's ugliest building in a public poll ...
CULTURAL icon the Barbican arts centre has unveiled its hugely ambitious plans for a £240 million makeover – complete with ...
Brutalist architecture, known for its raw concrete ... Designed by Chamberlin, Powell and Bon and completed in 1982, the Barbican in London epitomizes brutalist urban planning.
The Barbican is one of the most famous examples of Brutalist architecture in the world. (Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto) You might recognise Rowley Way from Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork ...
In 2003, the Barbican was voted “London's ... even as it continually makes “best of” architecture lists. When critics of brutalism are at their most brutal, they point to Boston City Hall ...
It’s a Tuesday night and I’m surrounded by cinemagoers who have turned out to see The Brutalist at the Barbican Centre, London’s most celebrated brutalist building. “This is great for architecture,” I ...
Whether you love or loathe the concrete geometry of the iconic Barbican estate, it tends to inspire strong feelings: for every Londoner charmed by its sharp Brutalist architecture, you’ll find another ...
“You can really see the correspondence between the psyche coming out of the Second World War and the architecture ... view at the Barbican, perhaps London’s most famous Brutalist construction ...