London's Top Brutalist Buildings, as compiled by Toby Bricheno at Londonist. Includes the usual suspects, like the Barbican and the Southbank, but inevitably misses out on some of the more obscure places, like Stoneleigh Terrace in Highgate.
A bonus couple, seen on my travels this morning. First, Glenkerry House:
Designed by Erno Goldfinger, opposite Balfron Tower (Trellick Tower's smaller East End cousin), and part of Poplar's Brownfield Estate.
And, just across the East India Dock Road, the contentious Robin Hood Gardens:
Subject of a failed attempt by leading architects a few years back to have it listed, and now awaiting demolition....and already starting to look the worse for wear:
On the East India Dock Road, between the two, Banksy has the last word:
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