Whether you love or loathe the concrete geometry of the iconic Barbican estate, it tends to inspire strong feelings: for every Londoner charmed by its sharp Brutalist architecture, you’ll find another ...

The raw, polarising world of brutalist architecture has a cult following ... London’s best example is, of course, the Barbican Estate, designed by Chamberlin, Powell and Bon in the Sixties ...

However, the philosophies of Brutalist architecture are not to everyone's taste, and the Barbican has its fair share of detractors. In fact, it was voted London's ugliest building in a public poll ...

Beton is in Clerkenwell, across the road from the Barbican itself, a proximity that’s referenced ... Jonathan Bell has written for Wallpaper* magazine since 1999, covering everything from architecture ...