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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‘Concrete hellscape’ London attraction to get biggest overhaul in its 42 year history
The £230 million plan will be its biggest overhaul since it opened 43 years ago and, subject to planning permission, work ...
One of the UK’s most beautiful landmarks to get £191million upgrade
THE Barbican is about to go under a well-needed restoration. The centre which opened in 1982 is getting a makeover confirmed at £191million so far with every part of the buildings being restored ...
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London’s ‘ugliest’ tall buildings where flats can cost £1million
has years of experience selling homes at the Barbican and at the nearby Golden Lane Estate, built by the City of London in the mid-1960s. ‘It is very Marmite,’ she says. ‘You either love ...
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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 ...
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SOM unveils plan for 21-storey office scheme next to Barbican
The existing 1 Silk Street building currently dominating the site consists of two interlinked towers designed by Fitzroy ...
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Barbican car park to be turned into club for first time in Spring
The Barbican’s car parks will be transformed ... The centre, designed by architects Chamberlin, Powell and Bon, was constructed on London’s biggest post-war bombsite and hailed by Queen ...
First look at 21-storey City of London office block opposite the Barbican
Mock-up images of a proposed new 21-storey office block opposite the Barbican in the City of London have been published for ...
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One of the UK’s most beautiful landmarks to get £191million upgrade
The funding comes from the City of London Corporation ... And the unique Barbican estate that was used as a movie set for the likes of James Bond. Here's a rainforest in the UK with more than ...
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Barbican Centre reveals plans for restoration work
The site opened in 1982 on London's biggest post-war bombsite site London's Barbican Centre has revealed initial plans to renovate three of its most well-known spaces. The Grade-II listed cultural ...