Many design themes in The Barbican Estate can be traced back to nearby Crescent House (left) in the Golden Lane Estate British architects Alison and Peter Smithson coined the term “New Brutalism ...

This is the rethink of an apartment buried in the height of Shakespeare Tower on the Barbican Estate. Having spent many years overseas, the owner clients yearned for a design that was inspired by ...

London’s best example is, of course, the Barbican Estate, designed by Chamberlin, Powell and Bon in the Sixties as luxury housing. Many of the themes in the Barbican, however, can be traced back ...

Whether you love or loathe the concrete geometry of the iconic Barbican estate, it tends to inspire strong feelings: for every Londoner charmed by its sharp Brutalist architecture, you’ll find another ...