National Trust: Brutal Utopias

The National Trust, an institution dedicated to the provision of tearooms, gift shops and the conservation of crumbling country houses has begun to recognise the importance of the preservation and promotion of modern architecture. For ten days starting on the 25th September 2015 the National Trust in partnership with others will be hosting a series of unique one off events, tours and talks in celebration of brutalism.  The tours include, the Brutalist elements of the Southbank complex (Queen Elizabeth Hall,...

Read More

Heritage Weekend (19th-20th Sept)

Here are some of the Brutalist Highlights for next weekends (19-20th September 2015) Open house London/heritage open days. This is a work in progress, if you have spotted any good brutalism open please get in touch!  London - Camden - 8 Stoneleigh Terrace (Highgate New Town, Stage 1) Details: OPEN- Sunday 10am-to-5pm (includes hourly tours on a first come basis. Last tour 4pm. closed 1pm-2pm). Promises a tour of a flat and of the estate.  More information - Alexandra Road Estate Details: OPEN- Saturday |...

Read More

Robinhood gardens campaign updates - 1

Richard Rogers was featured on the today programme (BBC Radio 4) this morning highlights - Here (or listen to it HERE from the Programme (from 02.21.40)) Also: A short video on Robinhood gardens sounddelivery via YouTu...

Read More

#SAVErobinhoodgardens

Write today to Tracy Crouch MP and the Department for Culture Media & Sport, the minster and department whose hands the future of Robinhood Gardens are in! Contact Details  Tracy Crouch MP, minster with responsibility -  (EMAIL) tracey.crouch.mp@parliament.uk Department for Culture Media & Sport (EMAIL) enquiries@culture.gov.uk (ADDRESS)- Department for Culture, Media & Sport100 Parliament StreetLondonSW1A 2BQ#SAVErobinhoodgardens is trend...

Read More

LETTER - THREE DAYS TO SAVE ROBIN HOOD GARDENS

THREE DAYS TO SAVE ROBIN HOOD GARDENS Sent out yesterday 17 June : A letter from Simon Smithson and Richard Rogers asking you to help save Robin Hood Gardens: "I am writing to ask you to support listing Robin Hood Gardens as a building of special architectural interest, in order to protect one of Britain’s most important post-war housing projects, designed by Alison and Peter Smithson, from demolition. Previous efforts in 2009 to have the building...

Read More

Trip to RIBA

A couple of days ago I visited the RIBA for the exhibition -widely advertised- on 'brutalist playgrounds'. The exhibition recreates three significant post-war concrete playgrounds built to provide space for adventure and play for children living in the new council estates.  The exhibition which is a collaboration between the artist Simon Terrill and the architecture collective 'Assemble' recreates the concrete structures...

Read More

Facebook group for brutalism

Interesting new group for British examples of Brutalism on Facebook  (Link he...

Read More