Are there any fans of Brutalism?

[jonae]

We are thinking about moving into a 1970s brutalist apartment. When we mention this to people or show photographs of the block, they recoil or comment how ugly it is.

We love it!

I love Brutalism. I hope you're moving to the Barbican

barbican - beautiful
russian post war pre-fab - fugly

what is it?

Sounds lovely. Is it the Barbican?

I’d fight you for it ！

Love brutalism, Southbank in London is stunning. Do you have pictures of your new place?

You'll need to stock your kitchen with People Will Always Need Plates homeware

Love!

We stayed in this hotel in Flaine. Most people hate it. We loved it.

amp.theguardian.com/travel/2016/mar/05/skiing-french-alps-flaine-breuer-modernist-makeover

https://flashbak.com/pimlico-comprehensive/
now destroyed

Interesting. It depends. I like the Barbican, the National Theatre and the South Bank centre. Others not so much, but it's often to do with poor maintenance on post-war housing estates. I don't love the Trellick or Balfron towers but I know plenty of people do. I think the flats themselves can be spacious, well-designed and airy, but the buildings are often overbearing and disruptive to the surrounding streetscape...and frankly a bit scary. That sort of imposing post-war development tended to suit arts centres a bit better than homes.

And we have the People Will Always Need Plates homeware (DH is a big fan!)

I love it.The Barbican is thing of beauty. Also the former bus station in Preston.

You'll live in a cool place!

My arty BIL is a massive Brutalist fan, he’d be green with envy.

Noooo absolutely hideous, how could anyone like this? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Civic_Centre,Royal_Parade,Plymouth(1)(geograph_6075673).jpg

It's still the bus station

I am a fan!

Better than any fake Tudor mash up.

I'm fascinated by Brutalist architecture. Done well, it's stunning. Done badly, it has a compelling ugliness.

No. Makes me feel like I’m about to be mugged

I love it. That school posted up thread is amazing.

Not an instant fan, but I used to wander round the Barbican and it did start to grow on me. It's different when you're on the inside...

100% 👍

I love the Barbican estate, it’s a weird thing of beauty.

I also love to look up at the Rowley Way estate in Camden on my way into Euston on the train. Pure brutalist!

I love the Brunswick centre in Bloomsbury - not sure if it is termed as Brutalism though?

the hotel next to the tower of london is a beauty

I love it too!