What's your favourite bit of brutalist architecture?

[oldwheels]

The Old Seminary at Cardross, Dunbartonshire. A very early example but abandoned and overgrown the last time I saw it many years ago. I think it has been cleaned up and is now a protected building I believe but not been in that area recently.

 

[Bonefish Blues]

The Old Seminary at Cardross, Dunbartonshire. A very early example but abandoned and overgrown the last time I saw it many years ago. I think it has been cleaned up and is now a protected building I believe but not been in that area recently.

You've posted about it a couple of times. Some optimism but no action, seemingly:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Peter's_Seminary,_Cardross

 

[oldwheels]

You've posted about it a couple of times. Some optimism but no action, seemingly:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Peter's_Seminary,_Cardross

Strange I have no memory of mentioning it before but I do admit my memory can be a bit faulty sometimes.

 

[Petrichorwheels]

Big brother of this little fella: https://travelwithintent.com/2013/09/17/toast-rack-and-fried-egg-manchester-fallowfield/

Like it. Been past it. Question - do the toast racky bits/the framing serve any structural purpose?

 

[Bonefish Blues]

Like it. Been past it. Question - do the toast racky bits/the framing serve any structural purpose?

Yes, the brick is simply infill, the building wears its skeleton on the outside. Got good reviews from the get-go:

Nikolaus Pevsner proclaimed it as “a perfect piece of pop architecture”.

 

[Bonefish Blues]

Saw this and thought of our thread

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/ne...ctures-new-street-station-signal-25811552.amp

 

[All uphill]

I like this tower in Bristol.

These distinctive buildings give our cities variety; I'm not fond of the pretty postcard look.

 

[robjh]

Saw this and thought of our thread

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/ne...ctures-new-street-station-signal-25811552.amp

I used to go to Birmingham quite a bit and have ridden down Navigation Street many times, right past the 1960s New Street signal box, and am ashamed to say I never even noticed it was there. It doesn't advertise its function from the street, and if I saw it at all I would have just classed it with other stark and forbidding blocks that didn't interact with life at street level, of which there are many in that area.

That is not to dispute its artistic merits on its own terms, or its historical interest, but this style was called brutalist for a reason.

 

[Gunk]

It was by birthday yesterday and the family asked what would I like to do, so it was a trip to the Barbican. If you are in to Brutalism it is a must see. Fantastic place to visit and the Barbican Centre and Kitchen is a great place to eat and just take in the atmosphere of what is arguably one of the finest pieces of post war development in the UK, it’s all beautifully preserved and breathtaking beautiful. The weather for our visit yesterday was perfect.

 

[Emanresu]

This is in Bordeaux where they had the idea to liven up the view of a plain vanilla concrete car park. No need to demolish them when you can have a bit of fun.

 

[Grant Fondo]

what is arguably one of the finest pieces of post war development in the UK

Agree, I'm a fan .... a big improvement on what was left in 1941!

Holford's Paternoster Square was a different matter, designed in the late 50's, demolished in 1999 ... mind you the latest version isn't great either.

 

[Reynard]

It was by birthday yesterday and the family asked what would I like to do, so it was a trip to the Barbican. If you are in to Brutalism it is a must see. Fantastic place to visit and the Barbican Centre and Kitchen is a great place to eat and just take in the atmosphere of what is arguably one of the finest pieces of post war development in the UK, it’s all beautifully preserved and breathtaking beautiful. The weather for our visit yesterday was perfect.

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I went to school here (City of London School for Girls) for eleven years between 1982 and 1993... That's the building behind the triangular bit of concrete in the right of frame, on the other side of the lake. The tower of St Giles Cripplegate church is just behind.

On the left of frame, you've the Guildhall School of Music & Drama.

P.S. happy Cake Day for yesterday @Gunk

 

[Bonefish Blues]

Own a piece of history.

For 50 years, anyway...

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/126878783#/?channel=RES_BUY

 

[Grant Fondo]

.... sticking with the London theme, this was one of my favourites, Royal College of Physicians. Often used to walk past it from my office near Warren St on my way to Lords to catch a bit of summer evening cricket. Happy days

 

[Gunk]

I went to school here (City of London School for Girls) for eleven years between 1982 and 1993... That's the building behind the triangular bit of concrete in the right of frame, on the other side of the lake. The tower of St Giles Cripplegate church is just behind.

On the left of frame, you've the Guildhall School of Music & Drama.

P.S. happy Cake Day for yesterday @Gunk

We looked over the school whilst eating our lunch