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This brutalist tower was built in 1971 to designs by Sir Philip Dowson of Arup... (more)

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An absolute classic, presumably built as beach huts?

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Classic brutalist office building. Currently empty and due for... (more)

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Brutalist architecture in Thamesmead.

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On the left, one of the "ziggurats" that characterise UEA's... (more)

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Showing the irregular layout of the concrete mullions. Classic brutalist... (more)

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A brutalist masterpiece in the throes of destruction. The building was... (more)

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Showing the irregular concrete mullions. Currently empty and due for... (more)

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Linksview House was built between 1964 and 1967 in the New Brutalism style and... (more)

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Including one of the exceptional fire escapes. The building was subject to a... (more)

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In the 1980s when I was a student here, this hulking concrete behemoth was... (more)

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For "Field", Gormley filled a disused warehouse with little crude... (more)

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An iconic building in the city, built in 1972 by the John Brunton Partnership as... (more)

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Admirers of Modernist architecture have come to see Our Lady Help of Christians,... (more)

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For more on Hockley Circus and Flyover, monuments to 1960s road-building... (more)

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This octagonal building, built in 1964 and forming part of Carlisle Civic Centre... (more)

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Preston Bus Station opened in 1969. The building comprises a main concourse at... (more)

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One of many blocks of flats in Thamesmead built from concrete.

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When I was a student in the early 1980s this was glibly asserted to be the... (more)

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Preston Bus Station was built in 1968 in the Brutalist architectural style. It... (more)

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Preston Bus Station was built in 1968 in the Brutalist architectural style. It... (more)

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Preston Bus Station was built in 1968 in the Brutalist architectural style. It... (more)

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A 63-metre tower, located in the centre of Coventry. An example of the brutalist... (more)

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Designed by Fred Pooley and completed in 1966, this Brutalist complex housing... (more)

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Towering over the 19th century terraces of the Winkley Estate, Denys... (more)

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Brutalist architecture in Victoria Road

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Part of the 1960s Brutalist (Link... (more)

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Built as Hunstanton Secondary Modern School in 1949-1954, this building was... (more)

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The former Ruby House (government offices), now set to be converted to... (more)

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Latterly the home of Altrad, a logistics company supporting the offshore... (more)

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...to the Zoology Building at the University of Aberdeen. The building... (more)

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For more information, see SP0786 : Ringway Centre between Hurst Street and Dudley Street, which shows the continuation of this... (more)

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This is the eastern end of the Ringway Centre, designed by James Roberts and... (more)

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Dating from 1959, this was the first part of the Ringway Centre to be completed.... (more)

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A very uninviting area; these subways segregate pedestrians from the road... (more)

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Smallbrook Queensway was built from 1957 to 1962, replacing Smallbrook Street,... (more)

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Union Point to the left is decorated with a street-art project, the Regent... (more)

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The former Clydesdale Bank is now a business centre.

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The building collapsed during construction in 1966, killing five... (more)

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Council depot at Kittybrewster built in 1972 on the site of the former engine... (more)

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This is another brutalist subway entrance with a relief mural by Bill Mitchell;... (more)

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The development at Park Hill, once one of the "streets in the sky"... (more)

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It's very easy to decry the architecture of the 1960s and 1970s, but that... (more)

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Hockley Flyover and Circus, the roundabout that the flyover crosses, were built... (more)

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This huge flyover and the roundabout underneath were built around 1967; they can... (more)

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The Holloway Head district of central Birmingham suffered heavy damage in the... (more)

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It has a Canmore listing (173553) but no details are provided:... (more)

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Designed by Sir Hugh Casson, Neville Conder and Partners, it shows that the... (more)

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