London’s best example is, of course, the Barbican Estate, designed by Chamberlin, Powell and Bon in the Sixties as luxury housing. Many of the themes in the Barbican, however, can be traced back ...

One of post-war Britain's most ambitious housing projects is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its first residents moving in. The Barbican Estate in the City of London, known for its brutalist ...

Allies and Morrison and Asif Khan Studio have released updated images of their proposed revamp of London’s iconic Barbican ...

The machines first made it here in 1973, the launderette opening three years before the estate’s last building, Shakespeare ...

The Barbican, for all its brutalist beauty, can be an isolating spot: as an estate, it feels almost endless. The launderette is a great leveller. Proof of its place as a social hub was cemented ...