London’s ‘ugliest’ brutalist estates where flats cost £1,000,000. Story by Ruth Bloomfield • 3w. W ith three Golden Globes under its belt already and 10 Oscar nominations, ...

'London Estates: Modernist Council Housing 1946 - 1981' is said to be the most comprehensive book of its kind. The tome features 275 estates from across the capital.

British architects Alison and Peter Smithson coined the term “New Brutalism” (originating from the French béton brut, meaning “raw concrete”) to describe not just an aesthetic style, but a philosophy ...

With the capital entranced by The Brutalist, it’s time to discover the architecture in real life London's best brutalist homes — from the Alexandra Road Estate to the Barbican Skip to main content ...

This recently listed brutalist mansion comes with an explosive history. The $10 million property in England resides in the footprint of a Cold War-era torpedo testing site.

The future’s in the past. In the eyes of developers, London’s brutalist estates have a lot going for them nowadays.Many fall well within the bounds of what we’d now call central London (like ...

“There’s something inherently ‘London’ about the Estate,” he believes. “It’s in the textured façades, the haphazard cascades of planting, even the smell of the concrete.

London Estates: a deep dive into modernist council housing history. Subtitled ‘Modernist Council Housing 1946-1981’, the book captures a lost era, ... High-rise, low-rise, brutalist, brick, ...

Can’t get enough of brutalist architecture? Neither can we. In London, neglected brutalist behemoths are being rebooted and given new life. The wave of savvy renovations is being led by a flock of ...

London’s ‘ugliest’ brutalist estates where flats cost £1,000,000 Ruth Bloomfield. Published March 2, 2025 7:00am Share this with. Comments. Devotees of brutalism are ...

British architects Alison and Peter Smithson coined the term “New Brutalism” (originating from the French béton brut, meaning “raw concrete”) to describe not just an aesthetic style, but a philosophy ...