The Barbican Centre London. The brutalist gift that keeps on giving. Never tire of the Barbican Centre. However many times I visit, always find a new shot or spot not seen before. The weather conditions change the atmosphere and tone/ colour of the concrete significantly. It really is the best of brutalist in both design and build quality. Its a global brutalist superstar not to be beaten. So glad it's here in London. My first visit to the Barbican was to see a preview of the film Bladerunner in 1982 what a perfect combination! Bladerunner is still one of my favourite films of all time! and Bladerunner 2049 is great as well. If I win the Euro lottery would look for a penthouse here immediately! By Chamberlin, Powell and Bon Architects. Design started in the 1950s Built from the 1960s up until the early 1980s.

An opportunity to visit the Barbican conservatory due to it being part of the Noguchi exhibition in Jan 2022, some of his paper lanterns are suspended within the space. Must say I was impressed at the size and complexity of the conservatory, a huge selection of plants, a Coy Carp pool and a terrapin pond..in parts I felt like I was on the set of a 1970’s dystopian science fiction film with the jungle having taken over an abandoned modernist concrete city after some kind of disaster. Its actually built around the concrete fly tower of the Barbican Theatre, a rather clever way to disguise it.

Inside The Arts Centre

West elevation. Blake Tower on the North West corner of the Barbican Estate. completed 1971. Unique to the estate. Brutal, minimalist 17 storey with great external staircases. Built as a youth Hostel but recently turned into yet more "Luxury flats" with interiors by Conran. Had a look at the show flat and a nice feature is that they have exposed structural bush hammered concrete walls in the hallways of each flat