The National Theatre London .Forms part of the Southbank Arts complex on the Thames. Has to be one of the best and purist brutalist buildings on the planet. Its has the feeling of having been entirely cast in one piece due to relentless mono material use of in-situ concrete inside & out which has a distinct lack of junctions.. The concrete is of excellent quality board shuttered type wth exposed cast waffle slab ceilings to the underside of the floor slabs. The concrete has a chameleon like nature as it changes tone and seems hard or soft depending upon the weather conditions. Designed by Denys Lasdun completed 1977.
The National Theatre London.
The National Theatre London
The National Theatre London
The National Theatre London
The National Theatre London
The National Theatre London
The Hayward Gallery London. Forms part of the Southbank Arts complex. Completed in 1968. Its a beast of a building but have come to love it over time. Better inside than out. Designed by various architects for the GLC architects dept. Built from board shuttered in-situ concrete and pre cast panels. its a very difficult building to understand, even inside you not quite aware of where you are in relation to the exterior in part because it has hardly any windows. It was intended to be a non heirarchical, certainly achieved that. The massive landscape window is unfortunately currently covered up inside for more gallery wall space. The Hayward Gallery reopened in January 2018 after a two year closure with a show of the fantastic Andreas Gursky. His photos look great in the space (see the following pics) Forgot how wonderful this gallery is inside. It's looking perfect after the restoration, the main change being to restore the 66 Pyramid roof lights on the upper gallery level. Previously they were closed off below but they now provide light through a beautifully detailed white coffered open grid ceiling. The building to the left hand side is the rear of the Royal Festival Hall, built 1951, altered (as shown) 1964.
The Hayward Gallery & Royal Festival Hall.
The Hayward Gallery.
The Hayward Gallery.
The Hayward Gallery.
The Hayward Gallery.
The Hayward Gallery.
The Hayward Gallery.
The Hayward Gallery.
The Hayward Gallery.