Tag: Brutalism
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Lockdown projects — Month 2
As the lockdown continues, we’re continuing to find ways to keep ourselves busy.
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Lockdown projects — Month 1
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Each weekend during lockdown, we’re trying to make at least one new thing. These are the little projects giving us a reason to get up at the weekends.
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Pedestrian ways
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Town planners in the mid-20th century faced a big problem. The advent of the motor car brought increased congestion and safety risks. Planners wrongly thought that separating pedestrians and vehicles on different levels was the solution. If you know where to look, you can still see remnants of this thinking.
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33 adventures in The Designers Republic
“On July 14th 1986 The Designers Republic was declared.” Celebrating 33 years of Brain Aided Design.
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Visiting V&A Dundee — Dundee dares to dream
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I had read some fairly mixed reviews about V&A Dundee — both the building and the exhibitions. So I had prepared myself to keep my excitement in order. In the end, I was largely delighted by both the building and the exhibitions.
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St Peter’s Seminary rescue arts group to close
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St Peter’s Seminary rescue arts group to close This is sad news. St Peter’s Seminary is probably Scotland’s most important brutalist building. I have wanted to visit it for years, and I was gutted to miss out on the Hinterland event in 2016. I wonder what the future holds in store for St Peter’s Seminary, […]
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Will this three-storey slice of British brutalism be the hit of the Venice Biennale?
Will this three-storey slice of British brutalism be the hit of the Venice Biennale? On the V&A’s section of Robin Hood Gardens, to be exhibited at the Venice Biennale. The condition of the structure has made it even harder for the demolition team, who are used to turning up with the wrecking ball and mechanical […]
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We have added a bit of brutalism to our living room with these fantastic brutalist coasters made by Slope Design
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We have added a bit of brutalism to our living room with these fantastic brutalist coasters made by Slope Design. Each coaster represents one of four iconic British brutalist buildings.
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These pictures capture Britain’s brutalist vision of urban utopias
These pictures capture Britain’s brutalist vision of urban utopias A selection of lecture slides from John Richings James. He was chief planner of the Ministry of Housing and Local Government during the 1960s, when many of the country’s most controversial developments were constructed. When he became a lecturer, he took with him a fascinating selection […]
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Brutalism and antidesign
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Brutalism and antidesign — Kate Meyer, Nielsen Norman Group Nielsen Norman Group look into brutalist web design. I have written about this before: Can web design really learn from brutalist architecture?