Brutalism in London
A city that built its ambitions in concrete London has always been a city negotiating with its own contradictions. It…
Brutalism, Rationalism and the Bauhaus
A genealogy of ideas travelling through the twentieth century Before Brutalism had a name, before the concrete was left bare…
The Meaning of Brutalist Architecture
A movement born from necessity, not aesthetics There is a moment in the life of a city when architecture stops…
Slowing Down to Find the Sound Again
A conversation with Flip Calvi (Misterflip) Q: Flip, in recent months you’ve chosen to slow down. That’s not a common…
LEX2: A Civic Engine for South London’s Cultural Future
A new cultural anchor on Old Kent Road Between Peckham and Old Kent Road, in a stretch of South London…
Taming Wolf: Wenjie Fan at The Street Gallery, Magazzino London
Last night, in the heart of Bermondsey, Magazzino hosted the opening of Taming Wolf, a striking exhibition by Wenjie Fan,…
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