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Preview: The Architects Who Built London
Image by joseph_beuys_hat For the latest installment of their Architects Who Built London series, the Royal Academy are discussing a topical, not to mention controversial, pair: Alison and Peter Smithson, the late husband-and- wife team who brought Brutalism to Britain in the 1960s, and are …
Demolition Threat To Goldfinger Estate
A housing estate at the foot of the Trellick Tower in west London could be demolished under “regeneration” plans by Kensington & Chelsea council. Residents and heritage groups have formed a campaign and organised a petition to ensure that the Cheltenham Estate, which lies at …
No Rescue For Robin Hood
Despite a cast of cheerleaders including Lord Foster and Zaha Hadid, Poplar’s Robin Hood Gardens estate, whose plight we reported on in March, appears doomed. A proposal to have the Brutalist masterpiece / eyesore (an opinion that depends on how many black turtleneck sweaters you …
Merry Men To Rescue Robin Hood Gardens
The tussle over the fate of an east end council block stepped up a gear over the weekend, as a heavyweight “starchitect” and a respected art critic both sided with a campaign to save the building. Robin Hood Gardens, a 1972-built concrete block in Poplar, …
