What's your favourite bit of brutalist architecture?

[Grant Fondo]

Frank Lloyd Wright's buildings (eg the waterfall) needed massive work to keep them going.

I think they are fighting a losing battle! Its an amazing house to visit but I went before the restoration and the smell of damp was overpowering, you couldn't live in it.
Maybe the $11+ million spent doing it up sorted that out?

 

[Badger_Boom]

I think they are fighting a losing battle! Its an amazing house to visit but I went before the restoration and the smell of damp was overpowering, you couldn't live in it.
Maybe the $11+ million spent doing it up sorted that out?

It's called "Fallingwater" but maybe Risingdamp would have been more appropriate.

 

[palinurus]

Yup - cracking spot!
Our son studied there for a year during his degree - we had a couple of trips out, loved the City!
That museum is very cool, with the Roman remains outside:

I would like to return to Lyon, Ms P and I planned to stay there a week but we arrived during a 'canicule' and it was unbearable (except within the Gallo-Romain museum!), also it wasn't the best time to go because music venues were closed or not doing much during the summer holiday-- we left after two days and took a couple of trains up to Lille where it was somewhat cooler.

 

[mikeIow]

I would like to return to Lyon, Ms P and I planned to stay there a week but we arrived during a 'canicule' and it was unbearable (except within the Gallo-Romain museum!), also it wasn't the best time to go because music venues were closed or not doing much during the summer holiday-- we left after two days and took a couple of trains up to Lille where it was somewhat cooler.

We spent almost 3 weeks there in total…..loved it!
The old city is gorgeous….some fabulous eateries (veggie son, so we found some cool veggie spots too)….many, many great murals all over the place…..fabulous museums (including a very cool modern one at the confluence of the Rhône & the Saône). So much history!
Do it!

 

[The Crofted Crest]

Blackpool's magistrates court

 

[Adam4868]

Blackpool's magistrates court

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Post 633....great minds !
Soon to be demolished ☹️

 

[Bonefish Blues]

Post 633....great minds !
Soon to be demolished ☹️

Good luck with that!

 

[Gunk]

Post 633....great minds !
Soon to be demolished ☹️

It’s not exactly Preston bus station

 

[Adam4868]

It’s not exactly Preston bus station

Agreed....although there are similarities...the smell of urine being the obvious !
Spent time in each when younger.... probably have happier memories of the bus station to be fair 🙄

 

[Legs]

Surprised that The Hexagon in Reading hasn't been mentioned...

 

[GuyBoden]

I forgot to inform this threads viewers that Warrington's Brutalist building was demolished last year.

Is it always easier for an Architect to construct a new building with off the shelf plans, than to repurpose an existing building?

 

[mikeIow]

This BBC story reminded me of this building, literally a couple of miles from where I now live, & indeed where I spent my first 8 proper adult working years - Leicestershire County Council!

Proper brutalist, build mid-60s: many happy days there in my younger days!

Here was an original plan:

 

[BrumJim]

We spent almost 3 weeks there in total…..loved it!
The old city is gorgeous….some fabulous eateries (veggie son, so we found some cool veggie spots too)….many, many great murals all over the place…..fabulous museums (including a very cool modern one at the confluence of the Rhône & the Saône). So much history!
Do it!

Well done for finding vegetarian eateries. Always 'fun' in France.

Stayed in Lyon once. I remember one vegetarian restaurant that we went to. All a little bit too "worthy", rather than good honest food. And the apple crumble was well short of my expectations. They failed to remove the hard bits in the apple core which ruined the whole eating experience.

 

[mikeIow]

Well done for finding vegetarian eateries. Always 'fun' in France.

Stayed in Lyon once. I remember one vegetarian restaurant that we went to. All a little bit too "worthy", rather than good honest food. And the apple crumble was well short of my expectations. They failed to remove the hard bits in the apple core which ruined the whole eating experience.

It was a battle….he lived there a year, & I think survived mostly on veg pizzas & a vege Taco Lyonnais - the French love their meat, & Lyon prides itself on it!

Le Limonade Marionette was good enough to visit twice….
Another spot looks to now be permanently closed (it was a few years ago).

 

[Yellow Fang]

Surpringly alright picture