London's best brutalist homes — from the Alexandra Road Estate to the Barbican
The Smithsons are best known for their late-Sixties Robin Hood Gardens social housing project in Poplar. Demolition of the ...
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Allies and Morrison and Asif Khan Studio reveal upgrades for several of the Barbican Centre’s signature spaces
The Barbican’s Centre’s history is predicated on renewal. A proposal from the Brutalist-style performing arts center in ...
Barbican Centre reveals plans for restoration work
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 improve ...
Iconic London estate 'deteriorating significantly' - £450m refurb could take 25 years
The Barbican Centre will initially see three of its spaces upgraded if plans are approved. A consultation has begun ...
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AHMM to transform office into co-living space next to London's Barbican estate
Also adjacent to the Barbican estate, Diller Scofidio & Renfro's proposal for a pyramidal music centre was recently scrapped when the City of London Corporation revealed its plans for a "major ...
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Beautiful brutalism: Barbican’s Blake Tower debuts its first show apartment
In August it was announced that London's Blake Tower, the fourth high-rise that completes the brutalist Barbican Estate, was to be converted into 74 luxury residences comprising two and three bedroom ...
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Kam Bava breathes new life into the Barbican sunken bars
The much loved Barbican Estate in London comprises many parts and elements – from its famed performing arts centre, a key cultural hub in the City of London and beyond and the largest of its kind in ...