London's best brutalist homes — from the Alexandra Road Estate to the Barbican - With the capital entranced by The Brutalist, it’s time to discover the architecture in real life ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Barbican Centre is often described as Marmite: you either love it or hate it. For some, the massive concrete estate is a ‘soulless’, maze-like ‘hellscape’. But, for others ...

And the unique Barbican estate that was used as a movie set for the likes of James Bond. The Living Rainforest is in the tiny village of Hampstead Norreys in Berkshire. Run by the Trust for ...

Set for Beech Street in London, most of the road runs underneath the Barbican Estate, a Brutalist building in the city's centre which has been dubbed "Britain’s ugliest building." By spring 2020 ...

The 23,00-square-foot glass-panelled roof over the Barbican Center's vast conservatory is at risk of caving in. Safety nets hang in the warm air above the 1,800 species of tropical, subtropical, and ...

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 ...

'There is only one road in the City of London' - it seems like a ridiculous statement, but actually, on a technicality, it's ...

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 ...

London’s best example is, of course, the Barbican Estate, designed by Chamberlin, Powell and Bon in the Sixties as luxury housing. The Barbican Estate was designed by Chamberlin, Powell and Bon in the ...