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Brutalist London

In search of forgotten treasures
2024 United Kingdom Modernism
31.05 — 02.06
London

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Brutalism is back on the menu. Buildings once dismissed as ugly are making a comeback. These buildings with their intimidating concrete ‘look’ and severe forms were often misunderstood, unloved and threatened with demolition. Brutalist architecture is experiencing a renaissance today. People everywhere are rising up for the preservation of some of the world’s most iconic buildings. And these voices are ringing louder and prouder than ever.

Arnout Fonck Robin Hood Gardens – Alison and Peter Smithson, 1972

In spring 2024, Archipel travels to London!

A post-war architectural style characterised by ‘massive’ raw concrete with a heavy texture (béton brut) and angular, geometric shapes, Brutalism flourished between the mid-1950s and 1970s. While Brutalism has its roots in modernism, it emerged as a movement against the architectural mainstream. It emphasised materials, textures and construction, as well as functionality and equality. Brutalist architects challenged traditional notions of what a building should look like and showed the building as it was in all its structural honesty.

Programme

When it comes to Brutalist architecture, London is home to some of the finest examples:

Arnout Fonck Alexandra & Ainsworth Estate – Neave Brown for the Camden Architects’ Department, 1978
Arnout Fonck Balfron Tower – Ernő Goldfinger, 1967
Arnout Fonck Barbican Centre – Chamberlin Powell and Bon, 1965
Arnout Fonck Bermondsey tube station – Ian Ritchie Architects, 1999

Alexandra & Ainsworth Estate – Neave Brown for the Camden Architects’ Department, 1978
Balfron Tower – Ernő Goldfinger, 1967
Barbican Centre – Chamberlin Powell and Bon, 1965
Bermondsey tube station – Ian Ritchie Architects, 1999

Arnout Fonck Brixton Recreation Centre – George Finch for Lambeth Borough Council, 1974
Arnout Fonck Brunswick Centre – Patrick Hodgkinson, 1972
Arnout Fonck Canterbury house
Arnout Fonck Centre Point – George Marsh of the architects R. Seifert and Partners, 1966

Brixton Recreation Centre – George Finch for Lambeth Borough Council, 1974
Brunswick Centre – Patrick Hodgkinson, 1972
Canterbury house
Centre Point – George Marsh of the architects R. Seifert and Partners, 1966

Arnout Fonck Churchill Gardens – Philip Powell and Hidalgo Moya (Powell & Moya Architect Practice), 1946
Arnout Fonck City of London information centre
Arnout Fonck City skyline
Arnout Fonck Cotton Gardens estate

Churchill Gardens – Philip Powell and Hidalgo Moya (Powell & Moya Architect Practice), 1946
City of London information centre
City skyline
Cotton Gardens estate

Arnout Fonck Daily Express former building – Ellis and Clark, 1932
Arnout Fonck Dirty Lane
Arnout Fonck Dowgate Fire Station – Hubbard Ford and Partners, 1976
creative commons Economist Building – Alison and Peter Smithson, 1959-1964

Daily Express former building – Ellis and Clark, 1932
Dirty Lane
Dowgate Fire Station – Hubbard Ford and Partners, 1976
Economist Building – Smithson Plaza – Alison and Peter Smithson, 1964

Arnout Fonck Hayward Gallery – Greater London Council Architects’ Department under the leadership of Norman Engleback, 1968
Arnout Fonck Housden house – Brian Housden, 1965
Arnout Fonck Imperial Hotel – C. Lovett Gill & Partners, 1970
Arnout Fonck IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society – Sir Denys Lasdun

Hayward Gallery – Greater London Council Architects’ Department under the leadership of Norman Engleback, 1968
Housden house – Brian Housden, 1965
Imperial Hotel – C. Lovett Gill & Partners, 1970
IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society – Sir Denys Lasdun

Arnout Fonck Lillington Gardens Community Centre – Roger Westman and Darbourne & Darke, 1961
Arnout Fonck Marshall Building London School of Economics – Grafton Architects, 2022
Arnout Fonck Ministry of Justice – Fitzroy Robinson & Partners with Basil Spence, 1976
Arnout Fonck National Theatre – Sir Denys Lasdun, 1977

Lillington Gardens Community Centre – Roger Westman and Darbourne & Darke, 1961
Marshall Building London School of Economics – Grafton Architects, 2022
Ministry of Justice – Fitzroy Robinson & Partners with Basil Spence, 1976
National Theatre – Sir Denys Lasdun, 1977

Arnout Fonck Newport Street Gallery – Caruso St John Architects, 2015
Arnout Fonck Paul Smith – 6a architects, 2013
Arnout Fonck Perronet House – Sir Roger Walters KBE, 1969
Arnout Fonck Plot 10 Community Play Project – Adam Khan Architects, 2020

Newport Street Gallery – Caruso St John Architects, 2015
Paul Smith – 6a architects, 2013
Perronet House – Sir Roger Walters KBE, 1969
Plot 10 Community Play Project – Adam Khan Architects, 2020

Arnout Fonck Queen Elizabeth Hall
Arnout Fonck Robin Hood Gardens – Alison and Peter Smithson, 1972
Arnout Fonck Royal College of Art – Herzog & de Meuron, 2021
Arnout Fonck Royal College of Physicians – Sir Denys Lasdun, 1964

Queen Elizabeth Hall
Robin Hood Gardens – Alison and Peter Smithson, 1972
Royal College of Art – Herzog & de Meuron, 2021
Royal College of Physicians – Sir Denys Lasdun, 1964

Arnout Fonck Smithfield market
Arnout Fonck Southwyck House Estate
Arnout Fonck Space House – George March for R. Seifert and Partners, 1968
Arnout Fonck St Alphage High Walk

Smithfield market
Southwyck House Estate
Space House One Kemble Street – George March for R. Seifert and Partners, 1968
St Alphage High Walk

Arnout Fonck St Giles London – A St Giles Hotel – Elsworth Sykes, 1977
Arnout Fonck Standard hotel – Shawn Hausman Design, 1970
Arnout Fonck Stangate house – William Fowler Howitt, 1964
Arnout Fonck Stockwell Bus Garage – George Adie and Frederick Button (Adie Button and Partners) with Thomas Bilbow, 1952

St Giles London – A St Giles Hotel – Elsworth Sykes, 1977
Standard hotel – Shawn Hausman Design, 1970
Stangate house – William Fowler Howitt, 1964
Stockwell Bus Garage – George Adie and Frederick Button (Adie Button and Partners) with Thomas Bilbow, 1952

Arnout Fonck Tate Modern
Arnout Fonck Trellick Tower – Ernő Goldfinger, 1972
Arnout Fonck Willow Road – Ernő Goldfinger, 1939

Tate Modern
Trellick Tower – Ernő Goldfinger, 1972
Willow Road – Ernő Goldfinger, 1939

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