THE BARBICAN ESTATE BRUTALISM INC DARKCRETE
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THE BARBICAN ESTATE
TheBarbicanEstateisaresidentialestatebuiltduringthe1960sandthe1970sintheCityofLondon, in an area once devastated byWorldWar II bombings and today densely populated by financial institutions.Itcontains,orisadjacentto,theBarbicanArtsCentre,theMuseumofLondon,theGuildhallSchoolofMusicandDrama,theBarbicanpubliclibrary,theCityofLondonSchoolforGirlsand aYMCA (now closed [1, forming the Barbican Complex.The complex is a prominent example of BritishbrutalistarchitectureandisGradeIIlistedasawhole[]withtheexceptionofthelateMiltonCourt. MiltonCourtoncecontainedafirestation,medicalfacilitiesandsomeflatsandwasdemolishedto allowtheconstructionofanewapartmentcomplexwhichalsocontainsadditionalfacilitiesforthe Guildhall School of Music and Drama. YMCA (now closed [1, forming the Barbican Complex. The complex is a prominent example of BritishbrutalistarchitectureandisGradeIIlistedasawhole[]withtheexceptionofthelateMiltonCourt. MiltonCourtoncecontainedafirestation,medicalfacilitiesandsomeflatsandwasdemolishedto allow the construction of a new.
Barbican Estate Central London, Barbican Underground
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INTRODUCTION
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POST-WAR DEVELOPMENT Theestatewasbuiltbetween1965and1976,ona35-acre(14ha)site that had been bombed inWorldWar II.The complex was designed byarchitectsChamberlin,PowellandBon,whosefirstworkwasthe ground-breakingGoldenLaneEstateimmediatelynorthoftheBarbican.Theestateof40acres(16ha)wasofficiallyopenedin1969andis nowhometoaround4,000peoplelivingin2,014flats.[Theflatsreflect thewidespreaduseinBritaininthe1960sand1970sofconcreteasthe visible face of the building.
The estate has been estimated to stand for a futher 130 years.
POST-WAR DEVELOPMENT
SHAKESPEARE TOWER WEST SIDE VIEW OF THE SHAKESPEAR TOWER ANGLE BESIDE BARBICAN GALLERY TAKEN BY AHAD SHEIKH
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RESIDENTS Theresidentialestateconsistsof13terraceblocks,groupedarounda lake and green squares.The main buildings rise up to seven floors aboveapodiumlevel,whichlinksallthefacilitiesintheBarbican,providingapedestrianrouteabovestreetlevel.Somemaisonettesarebuilt intothepodiumstructure.Thereisnovehicularaccesswithintheestate,buttherearesomecarparksattheperipheryoftheestate.Public carparksarelocatedwithintheBarbicanCentre.Theestatewasbuilt between1965and1976,ona35-acre(14ha)sitethathadbeenbombed inWorldWarII.ThecomplexwasdesignedbyarchitectsChamberlin, PowellandBon,whosefirstworkwastheground-breakingGolden LaneEstateimmediatelynorthoftheBarbican.Theestateof40acres (16ha)wasofficiallyopenedin1969andisnowhometoaround4,000 peoplelivingin2,014flats.[TheflatsreflectthewidespreaduseinBritain inthe1960sand1970sofconcreteasthevisiblefaceofthebuilding.
There are currently 2000 residents are Barbican.
DR ARNE LECTOR UNIVERSITYOFEDINBURGH RESIDENTIAL SHIFT
DR PETER GELDOFF UNIVERSITYOFWARWICK STATE MOVERMENT
RESIDENTS
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view from the south-side of the Barbican Theresidentialestateconsistsof13terraceblocks,grouped aroundalakeandgreensquares.Themainbuildingsrise uptosevenfloorsaboveapodiumlevel,whichlinksall the facilities in the Barbican, providing a pedestrian
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view from the south-side of the Barbican Theresidentialestateconsistsof13terraceblocks,grouped aroundalakeandgreensquares.Themainbuildingsrise uptosevenfloorsaboveapodiumlevel,whichlinksall the facilities in the Barbican, providing a pedestrian
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GEOMETRY / GEOLOGY
TheBarbicanEstateisaresidentialestatebuiltduringthe1960sandthe1970sintheCityofLondon, in an area once devastated byWorldWar II bombings and today densely populated by financial institutions.Itcontains,orisadjacentto,theBarbicanArtsCentre,theMuseumofLondon,theGuildhallSchoolofMusicandDrama,theBarbicanpubliclibrary,theCityofLondonSchoolforGirlsand aYMCA (now closed [1, forming the Barbican Complex.The complex is a prominent example of BritishbrutalistarchitectureandisGradeIIlistedasawhole[]withtheexceptionofthelateMiltonCourt. Milton Court once contained a fire YMCA (now closed [1, forming the Barbican Complex. The complex is a prominent example of BritishbrutalistarchitectureandisGradeIIlistedasawhole[]withtheexceptionofthelateMiltonCourt. Milton Court once containe
Barbican Estate Central London, Barbican Underground
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GEOLOGY / GEOMETRY
SHAKESPEARE TOWER, BARBICAN
COW ROCK, IILKELY