Etiqueta: Brutalismo

  • Brutalismo escocés

    Los imponentes edificios de hormigón que definieron la arquitectura británica de la posguerra albergaban una visión de futuro, pero muchos cayeron en el abandono. Un nuevo libro reúne los mejores ejemplos.

    Wolfson Centre, Glasgow, designed by Morris & Steedman, built 1969–72, listed B
    Gordon Aikman lecture theatre (previously George Square theatre), Edinburgh, designed by Robert Matthew, Johnson-Marshall & Partners (RMJM), built 1965–70, listed B
    Dollan Aqua Centre, East Kilbride, designed by Alexander Buchanan Campbell, built 1963–65, listed A
    Kentigern House Glasgow, designed by the Property Services Agency, built 1981–86
    Lang Stracht Hotel (now Sure Hotel), Aberdeen, designed by Baxter Clark & Paul, built 1964–65
    ‘They rose out of the ground!’: Scotland’s brutalist beauties – in pictures
    The imposing concrete buildings that defined British postwar architecture held a vision of the future – but many fell into disrepair. A new book finds the finest examples
    www.theguardian.com

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