barbican centre: brutalism of the 70ies

so, I am in london now. and this is the largest multi-arts centre in europe. people use to call it london’s ugliest building. but when the queen opened it in 1982 she pronounced it ‘one of the wonders of the modern world’. In the end the barbican is the microcosm of london.

barbican-libary
library

barbican
the entry hall

barbican-info barbican graphics

barbican-hall hall, -1

barbican-entry
the 3rd floor

barbican-elevators elevators

barbican-couch
couch

3 thoughts on “barbican centre: brutalism of the 70ies

  1. It really is an ugly building, but I’ll never forgot how it looks like. The buildings surrounding the area are a bit surreal to me, a strange futuristic urban nature look.

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