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# The Brutalist

A journey to the ARPS via Brutalism

## Sitemaps

- [XML Sitemap](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website.

## Posts

- [Blog](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/blog/) - The latest Brutalist blog posts can be found here - click the menu for alternative ways to access what you are looking for
- [Concrete Dreams in the Borders: The Story of Gala Fairydean’s Netherdale Stand](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/1965/concrete-dreams-in-the-borders-the-story-of-gala-fairydeans-netherdale-stand/) - Discover Gala Fairydean’s Netherdale Stand, Peter Womersley’s dramatic Brutalist football landmark in the Scottish Borders.
- [Concrete, Distance, and a Lost Future: The Brutalist Pennine Tower at the Forton Services, M6](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/1965/concrete-distance-and-a-lost-future-the-brutalist-pennine-tower-at-the-forton-services-m6/) - A photographic essay on Forton Services’ Pennine Tower—an iconic Brutalist landmark on the M6—exploring its space-age design and gradual decline.
- [Preston Bus Station](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/building-design-partnership/preston-bus-station/)
- [The Cotton Garden Estate](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/built-1968/the-cotton-garden-estate/) - Discover Cotton Garden Estate in Kennington, a striking Brutalist council housing project by George Finch, blending bold design with a social vision.
- [Elephant Arcade](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/built-1969/elephant-arcade/) - Sorry to hear the traders at Elephant Arcade are being forced out. Learn about the brutalist-style arcade's history, from garages to shops.
- [The Queen Elizabeth Hall](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/video/the-queen-elizabeth-hall/) - Experience the brutalist beauty of Queen Elizabeth Hall. Discover its history, architects, and concrete legacy on London's South Bank.
- [University of Essex - Colchester Campus](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/education/uea-colchester-campus/)
- [The Camberwell Submarine](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/lambeth-borough-council/the-camberwell-submarine/) - Designed by Michael Luffingham in 1974, the Myatt's Fields North Boiler House is a distinct, submarine-like structure on Akerman Road, London.
- [University of East Anglia (UEA) Revisited](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/denys-lasden/university-of-east-anglia-uea-revisited/) - The University of East Anglia in Norwich is home to a number of Brutalist buildings designed by British architect Denys Lasdun.
- [Former Blackpool police station on Bonny Street](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/police/former-blackpool-police-station-on-bonny-street/)
- [Terminus House, Harlow](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/office/terminus-house-harlow/) - Terminus House in Harlow was originally a brutalist office block built on a brutalist car park. This was converted into residential flats recently
- [Brutalism, Architecture's Ugly Duckling](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/video/brutalism-architectures-ugly-duckling/)
- [We're still here!](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/built-1976/were-still-here/) - The Brutalist took Christmas off but is coming back now to photograph many of the buildings shown on The Brutalsit map!
- [...and so it begins](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/denys-lasden/and-so-it-begins/) - Deciding on your topic for the ARPS distinction is the most important...and difficult part of the process.
- [A Tentative Start](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/london/a-tentative-start/) - The first outting specifically for the ARPS and photographing Brutalist architecture in London
- [A trot around the West End](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/built-1966/a-trot-around-the-west-end/) - Today's Brutalist Building is the Imperial Hotel, built 1966C–1970, by C. Lovett Gill & Partners, found in Russell Square London
- [SOAS Library and the UCL IOE](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/denys-lasden/soas-library-and-the-ucl-ioe/) - The SOAS Library and 20 Bedford Way (the UCL IOE) by Sir Denys Lasden, 1971 - 1972 and 1971 - 1975 including the statue of Thiruvalluvar
- [Camden Town Hall Annex now the Standard Hotel](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/hotel/camden-town-hall-annex-now-the-standard-hotel/) - Camden Town Hall Annex originally designed by the Camden Architects Department is now, following renovation designed by Orms, the 266 room Standard Hotel
- [The Weston Rise Estate](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/howell-killick-partridge-amis/the-weston-rise-estate/) - The Weston Rise estate off Pentonville Road, London was designed by Howell, Killick, Partridge & Amis - for the Greater London Council built 1964 - 1967
- [The BT Tower](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/ministry-of-public-building/the-bt-tower/) - The BT Tower (aka the Post Office Tower) designed by Ministry of Public Building and Works led by G.R. Yeats and built/completed in 1964...
- [University of East Anglia (UEA)](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/denys-lasden/denys-lasduns-university-of-east-anglia-uea-1962d-1968/) - A photograph of one of the residential buidlings at the University of East Anglia (UEA) designed by Denys Lasdun
- [Worsley Medical and Dental Building](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/built-1976/worsley-medical-and-dental-building-building-design-partnership-1975/) - The Worsley Medical and Dental Building on the Leeds University campus, designed by Building Design Partnership 1975 and built between 1976 and 1979
- [What's In A Name?](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/office/whats-in-a-name/) - One Kemble Street / Space House / Civil Aviation Authority House (CAA House). A brutalist building by George Marsh, from Richard Seifert's architectural firm.
- [So What is Brutalism?](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/built-1976/so-what-is-brutalism/) - A definition of what Brutalism is and how I will be defining it during this project. Photographs from The Barbican Estate - the Laundrette & one of its garages
- [Brutalism in video games](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/video/brutalism-in-video-games/) - A discussion about what is Brutalism as shown in a recent video game for PS4 and XBox1 Control
- [The Brutalist Orbs](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/london/the-brutalist-orbs/) - Taking a different view of Brutalist buildings - take the building and make it into an Orb! Wierd, yet a strangely obsessive compulsion has come over me...
- [Brutalist Music](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/music/brutalist-music/)
- [Brutalist Music II](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/music/brutalist-music-ii/) - High Cornwell (of The Stranglers and solo fame) visits Trellick Tower in his video of the track Bad Vibrations taken from his Totem and Taboo album recorded with producer Steve Albini and released in 2013
- [Robin Hood Gardens: Concrete Bungle?](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/alison-and-peter-smithson/robin-hood-gardens-concrete-bungle/) - An interesting video about the life and times of the Robin Hood Gardens designed by Alison and Peter Smithson, opened in 1972 and currently being demolished.
- [Goldfinger’s Towers](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/video/goldfingers-towers/) - A couple of videos by Jago Hazard looking at Erno Goldfinger's towers, particularly Balfron Tower abd Trellick Tower
- [Brutalist Music III](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/music/brutalist-music-iii/) - The Aphex Twin's "Come to Daddy" features the brutalist Thamesmead as its main location.

## Pages

- [Welcome to The Brutalist](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/)
- [Contact](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/contact/) - Want to get in touch with The Brutalist? You can do here.
- [Resources](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/resources/) - An ever growing list of Resources that I have found useful in the ongoing completion of this project
- [Portfolio](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/portfolio/)
- [Find your nearest Brutalist Masterpiece!](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/find-your-nearest-brutalist-masterpiece/) - A shared Google Map with the locations of lots of brutalist buildings for your use...should you be interested.
- [About The Brutalist](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/about-2/) - Find out a little bit more about me and why I am photographing these Brutalist buildings.

## My Templates

- [Brutal Single Page](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/?elementor_library=brutal-single-page)
- [Brutal Footer](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/?elementor_library=brutal-footer)
- [Brutal Post](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/?elementor_library=post)
- [Brutal Page Template Main](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/?elementor_library=elementor-single-page-898)
- [Brutal Header](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/?elementor_library=brutal-header)
- [Brutal Archive](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/?elementor_library=brutal-archive)
- [Default Kit](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/?elementor_library=default-kit)
- [Theme Style Preview](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/?elementor_library=theme-style-preview)

## Categories

- [Office](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/category/office/)
- [Denys Lasden](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/category/denys-lasden/)
- [Built 1976](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/category/built-1976/)
- [London](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/category/london/)
- [Theatre](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/category/theatre/)
- [Laundrette](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/category/laundrette/)
- [Garages](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/category/garages/)
- [Chamberlin, Powell & Bon](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/category/chamberlin-powell-bon/)
- [The Barbican](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/category/the-barbican/)
- [Video](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/category/video/)
- [Built 1968](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/category/built-1968/)
- [George Marsh](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/category/george-marsh/)
- [Richard Seifert](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/category/richard-seifert/)
- [Built 1966](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/category/built-1966/)
- [Hotel](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/category/hotel/)
- [C. Lovett Gill & Partners](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/category/c-lovett-gill-partners/)
- [Built 1973](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/category/built-1973/)
- [Built 1975](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/category/built-1975/)
- [Education](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/category/education/)
- [Built 1974](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/category/built-1974/)
- [Camden Architects Department](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/category/camden-architects-department/)
- [Howell, Killick, Partridge & Amis](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/category/howell-killick-partridge-amis/)
- [1967](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/category/1967/)
- [Housing](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/category/housing/)
- [Ministry of Public Building](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/category/ministry-of-public-building/)
- [1965](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/category/1965/)
- [Telecommunications](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/category/telecommunications/)
- [Artistic](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/category/artistic/)
- [Music](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/category/music/)
- [Alison and Peter Smithson](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/category/alison-and-peter-smithson/)
- [Erno Goldfinger](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/category/erno-goldfinger/)
- [Built 1962](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/category/built-1962/)
- [University of East Anglia](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/category/university-of-east-anglia/)
- [Building Design Partnership](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/category/building-design-partnership/)
- [Leeds University](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/category/leeds-university/)
- [Harlow Development Corporation](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/category/harlow-development-corporation/)
- [Architects Co-Partnership](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/category/architects-co-partnership/)
- [Police](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/category/police/)
- [Lambeth Borough Council](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/category/lambeth-borough-council/)
- [Built 1979](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/category/built-1979/)
- [Built 1969](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/category/built-1969/)
- [Ove Arup & Partners](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/category/ove-arup-partners/)
- [T. P. Bennett & Son](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/category/t-p-bennett-son/)
- [Peter Wormersley](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/category/peter-wormersley/)

## Tags

- [Denys Lasdun](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/tag/denys-lasdun/)
- [Chamberlin](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/tag/chamberlin/)
- [Chamberlin Powell & Bon](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/tag/chamberlin-powell-bon/)
- [video](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/tag/video/)
- [C. Lovett Gill & Partners](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/tag/c-lovett-gill-partners/)
- [Camden Architects Department](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/tag/camden-architects-department/)
- [Howell Killick Partridge and Amis](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/tag/howell-killick-partridge-and-amis/)
- [Building Design Partnership](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/tag/building-design-partnership/)
- [Music](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/tag/music/)
- [Emo Goldfinger](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/tag/emo-goldfinger/)
- [Alison and Peter Smithson](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/tag/alison-and-peter-smithson/)
- [Artistic](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/tag/artistic/)
- [Ministry of Public Building](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/tag/ministry-of-public-building/)
- [Powell & Bon](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/tag/powell-bon/)
- [George Marsh / Richard Seifert](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/tag/george-marsh-richard-seifert/)
- [Video Games](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/tag/video-games/)
- [Harlow Development Corporation](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/tag/harlow-development-corporation/)
- [Roger Booth](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/tag/roger-booth/)
- [Architects Co-Partnership](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/tag/architects-co-partnership/)
- [Michael Luffingham](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/tag/michael-luffingham/)
- [Greater London Council](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/tag/greater-london-council/)
- [Hubert Bennett](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/tag/hubert-bennett/)
- [Sir Roger Walters](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/tag/sir-roger-walters/)
- [George Finch](https://www.thebrutalist.co.uk/tag/george-finch/)