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Brutalism: anyone else a fan? 15:02 - Feb 3 with 1434 views

Pleased to see Preston bus station (which I visited in the late 70s and thought wow!) gets pride of place in this article.

https://www.theguardian.com/ar

I had hoped to visit it again last season by bus from Crosby when we played Preston but sadly I picked up Covid and didn't make the game.

I was also a fan of the old Home Office building (102 Petty France) which was derided by many.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

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Brutalism: anyone else a fan? on 15:40 - Feb 3 with 1312 views

jontysnut

Yes - I'd like to go back in time and have another wander round the old Greyfriars market area. Any memories are lost due to too many light and bitters in Tracy's. We did a trip to Naples last year. The family went to Pompeii and I went to try and have a look at the Naples port workers social services building.

Brutalism: anyone else a fan? on 15:53 - Feb 3 with 1263 views

Oldsmoker

The Brutalist 'architecture' that has lasted the longest and will be there when we all die is the type you take for granted.
It's the pedestrian underpass.
In the daytime they are a way to get to the other side of the road.
At night-time they can be a ticket to the A&E.

Edit: This video was shot in an underpass so not all bad.

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Brutalism: anyone else a fan? on 16:00 - Feb 3 with 1217 views

soupytwist

I got this for Christmas a couple of years ago - https://bluecrowmedia.com/prod

Am probably going to spend 21st of this month visiting as many of the places on there as we can and having a nice lunch.

Brutalism: anyone else a fan? on 16:03 - Feb 3 with 1209 views

DJR

Brutalism: anyone else a fan? on 15:53 - Feb 3 by Oldsmoker
The Brutalist 'architecture' that has lasted the longest and will be there when we all die is the type you take for granted. It's the pedestrian underpass. In the daytime they are a way to get to the other side of the road. At night-time they can be a ticket to the A&E. Edit: This video was shot in an underpass so not all bad. [Post edited 3 Feb 2025 15:56]

On a similar vein.

Brutalism: anyone else a fan? on 16:07 - Feb 3 with 1185 views

DJR

Brutalism: anyone else a fan? on 16:00 - Feb 3 by soupytwist
I got this for Christmas a couple of years ago - https://bluecrowmedia.com/prod Am probably going to spend 21st of this month visiting as many of the places on there as we can and having a nice lunch.

Looks good. I would also be tempted by the Art Deco and Modernist maps.

Brutalism: anyone else a fan? on 16:59 - Feb 3 with 1092 views

jontysnut

Brutalism: anyone else a fan? on 16:00 - Feb 3 by soupytwist
I got this for Christmas a couple of years ago - https://bluecrowmedia.com/prod Am probably going to spend 21st of this month visiting as many of the places on there as we can and having a nice lunch.

https://www.penguin.co.uk/book

Read this recently - an accessible introduction

Brutalism: anyone else a fan? on 17:36 - Feb 3 with 1029 views

soupytwist

Brutalism: anyone else a fan? on 16:07 - Feb 3 by DJR
Looks good. I would also be tempted by the Art Deco and Modernist maps.

I also got the Art Deco and London Underground ones. My wife and I have already done one day on the London Underground one, haven't done any of the Art Deco yet.

If we ever go back to New York I think I'd need to get the New York maps set. Same if we ever go to Berlin.

Brutalism: anyone else a fan? on 17:46 - Feb 3 with 995 views

DJR

Brutalism: anyone else a fan? on 15:40 - Feb 3 by jontysnut
Yes - I'd like to go back in time and have another wander round the old Greyfriars market area. Any memories are lost due to too many light and bitters in Tracy's. We did a trip to Naples last year. The family went to Pompeii and I went to try and have a look at the Naples port workers social services building.

My mother worked in one of the Greyfriars' tower blocks back in the 70s/early 80s, and I remember eating in one of the Civil Service restaurants when I was taking my O-levels in 1976.

From recollection, the planning of Greyfriars coincided with a plan to expand population of Ipswich to 200,000 but that never happened and may have had an impact on the success of Greyfriars as a place to shop.

EDIT: I came across this link to a photo of the development taken before the construction of the Willis Faber building, and remember my father worked at one stage in the smaller building on the left across from the church. I think it is still standing and is now flats.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/

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Brutalism: anyone else a fan? on 19:28 - Feb 3 with 894 views

mellowblue

Brutalism: anyone else a fan? on 15:53 - Feb 3 by Oldsmoker
The Brutalist 'architecture' that has lasted the longest and will be there when we all die is the type you take for granted. It's the pedestrian underpass. In the daytime they are a way to get to the other side of the road. At night-time they can be a ticket to the A&E. Edit: This video was shot in an underpass so not all bad. [Post edited 3 Feb 2025 15:56]

Don't forget the electronic masterpiece Underpass by John Foxx

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