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Brutalist architecture in London (32 P) R. ... Pages in category "Modernist architecture in London" The following 49 pages are in this category, out of 49 total.
London had attracted a select group of European modernists, some as refugees from Nazism, and the post-war era presented opportunities for many to express their unique visions for modernism. European architects of the era include Berthold Lubetkin and Ernő Goldfinger, who employed and trained architects on modernist social housing such as the ...
Spa Green Estate between Rosebery Avenue and St John St in Clerkenwell, London EC1, England, is the most complete post-war realisation of a 1930s radical plan for social regeneration through Modernist architecture. Conceived as public housing, it is now a mixed community of private owners and council tenants, run by a resident-elected ...
The Whittington Estate, also known as Highgate New Town, is a housing estate in the London Borough of Camden, North London, England. It was designed in a modernist style by Peter Tábori and Ken Adie for Camden Council's Architects Department. [1] Construction work commenced in 1972 and was completed in 1979, five years later than planned. [2]
The poster contrasts derelict slum housing with the clean, white and modern aesthetic of Kensal House. [3] Further wording on the poster reads: "Clean, airy and well planned dwellings make a great contribution to the Rehousing movement. This is a fine example of a block of workers' flats built in London in 1936." [6]
Six Pillars is in Sydenham in the London Borough of Southwark, opposite Dulwich Wood. [1] It is the only modernist house in its street as the other houses are more ordinary townhouses or Victorian villas. [1] Six Pillars was built by architect Valentine Harding, who was working for Tecton Group.
International style architecture in the United Kingdom (2 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Modernist architecture in the United Kingdom" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
The Penguin Pool at London Zoo, Regent's Park is a penguin enclosure designed in the International Modernist style by Berthold Lubetkin and the Tecton Group. Constructed in 1934, Historic England describe it as "a key symbol of British (and International) Modern Movement architecture". The pool housed the zoo's collection of penguins for 70 years.