Lambeth Towers
Designed by George Finch in 1964, it is considered to be a masterpiece of his. The towers were to provide affordable, high quality housing spanning 10 stories, medical facilities and arguably most importantly, a lunch club for the elderly. | ||
| Brochure to Lambeth Towers scheme promoting it as a social and ideal place to live. |
Lambeth Towers generally seems to have remained the same over the past few decades however the one difference I must regret to inform is that the elderly persons' lunch club no longer exists. Instead, it has been replaced with a very orange Thai restaurant. I was looking forward to seeing that lunch club too...
Lack of elderly person's lunch time clubs aside, as it turns out Lambeth towers may well be a part of Brutalism, a movement in architecture that boomed in the 1960s and 70s. They are characterised by continuous repeated elements and concrete. Lots of concrete. Said to be used for its 'raw and unpretentious honesty.'
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| Trelick Tower, London, 1966-1972 |
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Please see above for further examples of concrete right angles and buildings that look like they may have been exported from Minecraft.
ref: http://www.utopialondon.com/lambeth-towers
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