What is 'Brutalist' architecture? Where to see examples in NJ as movie gets Oscar buzz
The Brutalist' is up for 10 Oscars. But real brutalist architecture is seldom celebrated. Here are some local examples in the ...
World’s most 'depressing' place with soulless tower blocks and all tourists banned
This city was built around a former prison where thousand of people died, and the life expectancy is 10 years lower than the ...
Dramatic new pictures show demolition of old Liverpool Royal hospital
The demolition of the former hospital on Prescot Street began in 2023, after the new Royal Liverpool Hospital opened in 2022 ...
London’s ‘ugliest’ tall buildings where flats can cost £1million
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 ...
Brutalism: Oscar-nominated film has revived interest in a controversial architectural legacy
A style born from post-war optimism and trauma, brutalism’s impact on culture, rebellion, and urban life remains deeply felt.
Ministry of Justice civil servants objected to the offloading of a £600million office block - because they did not want to lose their view of a park, former minister claims
Lord Agnew told how he agreed to cancel the lease on the Ministry of Justice headquarters while he was trying to cut public ...
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London’s ‘ugliest’ tall buildings where flats can cost £1million
Built in a Brutalist style, Balfron Tower is an old council housing block in East London (Credits: Getty Images) Ladbroke Grove’s Trellick Tower’s imposing architecture can be quite polarising ...
Would you save this building?
Wolverhampton’s School of Art has divided locals ahead of proposals to demolish it. Ugly or characterful? You decide ...
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 ...