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John Grindrod is the author of Concretopia: A Journey Around the Rebuilding of Postwar Britain. dirtymodernscoundrel.com @Grindrod

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John Grindrod is the author of Concretopia: A Journey Around the Rebuilding of Postwar Britain. dirtymodernscoundrel.com @Grindrod

What buildings in our cities do we most take for granted?

Let’s hear it for the car park. Nobody takes much notice of car parks, do they? I don't always love them but they are... Читать далее

John Grindrod is the author of Concretopia: A Journey Around the Rebuilding of Postwar Britain. dirtymodernscoundrel.com @Grindrod

Is there a golden age of British architecture?

No, I don't think there is. Or, rather, there are number of different golden ages of British architecture. The Georgian... Читать далее

John Grindrod is the author of Concretopia: A Journey Around the Rebuilding of Postwar Britain. dirtymodernscoundrel.com @Grindrod

There are a number of possible reasons for that. In the post-war era there was a desire to rationalise everything. It was... Читать далее

John Grindrod is the author of Concretopia: A Journey Around the Rebuilding of Postwar Britain. dirtymodernscoundrel.com @Grindrod

My favourite modern building is Coventry Cathedral, which was designed by Basil Spence with the Arup Group as engineers... Читать далее

John Grindrod is the author of Concretopia: A Journey Around the Rebuilding of Postwar Britain. dirtymodernscoundrel.com @Grindrod

There are lots of different reasons, it's complicated! The term ‘brutalist’ actually comes from the French word for “raw”... Читать далее