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This photo was taken 7 years ago today, on 22nd November 2016. I've just rediscovered it on my hard drive.
The building in the photograph is Robin Hood Gardens in Poplar, East London. Sadly, in my view, the greater part of this once very large and imposing brutalist social housing site has now been demolished and redeveloped. The architects of the original building were husband and wife team Peter and Alison Smithson. I believe this was their only residential housing design in the UK.
I was lucky to visit Armenia in May 2025 and had the chance to capture some of its beauty - and the kindness of the people there. This photo kicks off a little series from my trip, taken over just a couple of memorable days.
The 50th Anniversary of the October Revolution Memorial in Yerevan was built in 1967 to mark 50 years since the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution. A striking example of Soviet-era monumental architecture, it stands near the Cascade Complex and remains a prominent historical landmark.
An alternatve view of Towers Hall.
Approaching Lougborough this Brutalist monolith dominates the skyline. Housing students of Loughborough University, Towers Hall was designed by Gollins Melvin Ward & Partners (1965).
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Towers Way, Loughborough, UK.
Taken July 2017.
The Catholic parish church of the Resurrection of Christ was built between 1964 and 1970 according to plans by the architect Gottfried Böhm in the Lindenthal district of Cologne. The two architects Wilhelm Jungherz and Klaus Micheel were also involved in the design.
The church building illustrates to a large extent the idea of architecture as sculpture.
The church is excellently integrated into the urban planning. It serves as a vanishing point for the Lindenthal Canal, which is lined with avenues. At the end of the canal, wide staircases form squares, which are bordered on the sides by community buildings. Finally, the church rises together with the parish tower.
The staggered height development with projections and recesses and beveled edges creates a sculptural character. At the north-west corner, the open spiral staircase emphasizes the tower. The plastic effect is reinforced by the calculated use of the material colors, the change from reddish brickwork to light exposed concrete surfaces.
The floor plan is asymmetrical and polygonal. The angles and niches resulting from this in the outline are assigned liturgical tasks. Together with the different room heights and the reduced incidence of light, the room is given liveliness. The building appears as a walk-in sculpture. The windows, also designed by Böhm, are predominantly red-glazed. Together with the reddish masonry, they reinforce the cave-like atmosphere.
Photography & retouching by Matthias Dengler
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Camera: Zeiss Ikon Nettar
Film: Ilford XP2 Super
Scanner: Epson Perfection V550
Software: Adobe Photoshop & Lightroom
Les Orgues de Flandre (également connues sous le nom de « cité des Flamands ») sont un ensemble de bâtiments d'habitation situé dans le quartier de la Villette, dans le 19e arrondissement de Paris.
Stuck in boring meetings today at work, so my only option for a picture was to get out in my local area this evening. Again, minimal processing here, just a slight tweak of the exposure and white balance.
Unquestionably the most beautiful Brutalist building in Toronto.
This building has been photographed thousands of time by much better photographers than I, but I know why - it's a pure joy to photograph. I had the place essentially to myself on a quiet Sunday morning and every way I looked at it it was monumental and gorgeous. This is absolutely the best of Brutalist architecture.
This image is part of my Brutalist Toronto project. Brutalism is a style of architecture, popular from late 1950s to the early 1970s, which emphasized "heavy, monumental, stark concrete forms and raw surfaces" - Dictionary of Architecture and Construction
This was my first attempt at brutalism architecture, I am satisfied with the result, but the next one will not be in minifig scale. I do not have that many LBG parts :). And I am missing symbolism in all of this.
the intrepid camera
fujinon SW 90mm f/8
bergger pancro 400
hc-110, dil. B, 9 min
With big thanks to Markus Lehr for taking me there and to other places that I had never seen before in Berlin! I only had a few hours of time but we managed to see so much.
Robin Hood Gardens, Peter & Alison Smithson. Un-listed (Part Demolished) 1970
My Photo Zines on Etsy: Etsy: 100 Real People
Original Postcard art on Etsy: Etsy: 100 Real People
Nikon D750 | Nikkor 18-35 f3.5-4.5
Josef Rikus (Entwurf und Modell), Heinz Buchmann (Arch.): Johannes XXIII, Katholische Studierendengemeinde, Köln 1964-1969
I didn't know it but I seem to be a big fan of brutalist architecture. Brutalism I understand to be something akin to concrete or steel structures with a semi industrial look and seems to have become a thing in 1950's and 60's. It's almost like a craze among architects and designers to create hard edged structures that poke the viewer in the eye and scream, "I'm brutal!"
.As we ascended these curved concrete stairs, I popped my camera over the side and waited for someone pass through like a sniper with a rifle.
Vaulted ceiling aat the Scottish Parliament (Scottish Gaelic: Pàrlamaid na h-Alba), Edinburgh, UK.
Design (1999): Enric Miralles, Benedetta Tagliabue
Royal National Theatre building, London, UK.
Architect: Denys Lasdun
Built: 1976
Location: London, UK.
A fascinating piece of brutalist architecture, the People's Park Complex is a familiar sight in the city. Yellow and green, and adorned with the Chinese characters 珍珠坊 (Zhen Zhu Fang) meaning Pearl Square.
The city is located inland, in a mountain valley on the banks of the Qvirila River.
Due to the steep sided river valley, production workers spent a large amount of time walking up from the town to the mines, thereby reducing productivity. In 1954 an extensive cable car system was installed to transport workers around the valley and up to the mines. Still utilising the same infrastructure installed originally in the 1950s, today some 17 separate aerial lift cable car systems still exist around the town.
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