Once a torpedo testing site, a 1950s circular tank in London’s Royal Bushy Park has been transformed into Rotunda, a ...

Shakespeare Tower, was finished. Though owned, managed and rented out by the Corporation of the City of London, the Barbican Estate was never “council housing” — it was marketed at high ...

The machines first made it here in 1973, the launderette opening three years before the estate’s last building, Shakespeare Tower, was finished. Though owned, managed and rented out by the Corporation ...

A brutalist surprise, the Barbican’s hidden conservatory is ... just minutes from the Tower of London. Insider tip: Bring a sandwich and take a quiet lunch break as part of your tour of this ...

From exploring the Tower of London ... ticket you buy. The Barbican is an impressive attraction in the heart of London with lots to offer and explore. From taking in the Brutalist architecture ...

In ‘The Brutalist’ – which on Sunday (January 5 ... This was another signature style of the movement – the hammered concrete finish of the Barbican Estate in London, one of Europe’s largest performing ...

In the architecture world, it's all about the re-appreciation of brutalism ... art and culture—all in the midst of busy London. In 2003, the Barbican was voted “London's Ugliest Building.” ...

With these buildings, which include a 28-story tower with cantilevered ... Powell and Bon and completed in 1982, the Barbican in London epitomizes brutalist urban planning. The massive residential ...

To get the latest news from the capital visit Metro's London news hub. Of course, not all brutalist designs are created equal ...

The Barbican is one of the most famous examples of Brutalist architecture ... Built in a Brutalist style, Balfron Tower is an old council housing block in East London (Picture: Getty Images ...