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 ...

Brutalist architecture, known for its raw concrete ... Designed by Chamberlin, Powell and Bon and completed in 1982, the ...

British architects Alison and Peter Smithson coined ... London’s best example is, of course, the Barbican Estate, designed by Chamberlin, Powell and Bon in the Sixties as luxury housing.

Beton is in Clerkenwell, across the road from the Barbican itself, a proximity that’s referenced ... Jonathan Bell has written for Wallpaper* magazine since 1999, covering everything from architecture ...

He is assistant curator in architecture and design at the Barbican, and has formerly held editorial positions at The Architectural Review and the Architects’ Journal.