Brutal beauty: The rich heritage that means these buildings must be saved

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By Timothy Brittain-Catlin, The Conversation
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Updated 5:41 AM EST, Fri November 27, 2015
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Space-Hope-Brutalism-English-Architecture/dp/0300204469" target="_blank" target="_blank"><em>Space, Hope and Brutalism</em></a>, a new release from Yale University Press, highlights the controversial architecture movement that flourished in post-war Britain from 1945 to 1975. Brutalist buildings have been praised as revolutionary and condemned as cold and soulless. Here are some of the most beautiful examples that survive today.
Creekvean (Cornwall) - Team 4, 1964-7, restored 2009 —
Space, Hope and Brutalism, a new release from Yale University Press, highlights the controversial architecture movement that flourished in post-war Britain from 1945 to 1975. Brutalist buildings have been praised as revolutionary and condemned as cold and soulless. Here are some of the most beautiful examples that survive today.
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Stout & Litchfield for Milton Grundy, 1963-4
New House (Oxfordshire) —
Stout & Litchfield for Milton Grundy, 1963-4
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Howell, Killick, Partridge and Amis, 1968-9
Houses for Visiting Mathematicians, Gibbet Hill Campus, Warwick University (Coventry) —
Howell, Killick, Partridge and Amis, 1968-9
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Erno Goldfinger, 1968-72
Trellick Tower, Cheltenham Estate (London) —
Erno Goldfinger, 1968-72
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Roche & Dinkeloo, 1962-6
Cummins Engine Factory (Darlington) —
Roche & Dinkeloo, 1962-6
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Victor Pasmore, 1963-9
Apollo Pavilion (Peterlee) —
Victor Pasmore, 1963-9
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Adie, Button & Partners, 1951-3
Stockwell Bus Garage (London) —
Adie, Button & Partners, 1951-3
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Cassidy & Ashton, 1968-9
Chaplaincy Centre, University of Lancaster —
Cassidy & Ashton, 1968-9
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Richard Sheppard, Robson & Partners, 1959-68
The Dining Hall, Churchill College (Cambridge) —
Richard Sheppard, Robson & Partners, 1959-68
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Peter Foggo and David Thomas, 1963-4
Space House (West Sussex) —
Peter Foggo and David Thomas, 1963-4
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Denys Lasdun & Partners, designed 1958-60, built 1960-4
Royal College of Physicians (London) —
Denys Lasdun & Partners, designed 1958-60, built 1960-4
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Frederick Gibberd, designed 1960, built 1962-7
Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King (Liverpool) —
Frederick Gibberd, designed 1960, built 1962-7
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Richard and Su Rogers with John Young and Laurie Abbott, 1968-70
Roger House (London) —
Richard and Su Rogers with John Young and Laurie Abbott, 1968-70
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Denys Lasdun of Fry Drew, Drake & Lasdun, designed 1955, built 1957-9
Keeling House (London) —
Denys Lasdun of Fry Drew, Drake & Lasdun, designed 1955, built 1957-9
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Storling & Gowan, designed 1959-61, built 1961-3
Engineering Building, University of Leicester —
Storling & Gowan, designed 1959-61, built 1961-3
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Basil Spence, designed 1951, built 1955-62
Cathedral Church of St Michael and All Angels (Coventry) —
Basil Spence, designed 1951, built 1955-62
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