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The Pepys Estate, Deptford: ‘a Tale of Two Cities’ | Municipal Dreams Council Estate, Cities, Dreams, City

The Pepys Estate, Deptford: ‘a Tale of Two Cities’ | Municipal Dreams

Council House, South London, Old London, Pride Of Britain, Concrete Structure, Sense Of Place, Slums, Brutalist

Pride Of Britain

Concrete Structure

Flat at Park Hill #sheffield Design Research, Old Buildings, Skylight, Sheffield, Old And New, Vintage Photos, Mid-century Modern, Mid Century

Design Research

Mid-century Modern

Flat at Park Hill #sheffield

Unfortunately, the collapse of the steel industry – Sheffield's biggest income provider and employer – in the 1980s brought the radical ideals of Park Hill to an end. As money ran out, pubs were boarded up and the labyrinth of passages and decks became the perfect place for antisocial behaviour, vandalism and crime. City Council, Paris Skyline, New York Skyline, Brutalist Buildings, Sheffield City, Second World

New York Skyline

Brutalist Buildings

Unfortunately, the collapse of the steel industry – Sheffield's biggest income provider and employer – in the 1980s brought the radical ideals of Park Hill to an end. As money ran out, pubs were boarded up and the labyrinth of passages and decks became the perfect place for antisocial behaviour, vandalism and crime.

Sheffield's Park Hill Estate - Playground, UK 1979 Barbican, London House, Pedestrian Bridge, The Guardian, Modern Architecture, Minecraft Architecture, Britain

Pedestrian Bridge

Modern Architecture

Minecraft Architecture

Sheffield's Park Hill Estate - Playground, UK 1979

Brutalist buildings: Park Hill, Sheffield by Jack Lynn and Ivor SmithThese three-metre-wide communal walkways – the "streets in the sky" promoted by Le Corbusier's Unité d'Habitation and many of the unbuilt projects by Alison and Peter Smithson – were designed as a modern replacement for the cobbled terraces of the former slums. Sheffield Park, Sheffield England, Alison And Peter Smithson, Social Housing, Property Development, Historian

Sheffield England

Alison And Peter Smithson

Property Development

Brutalist buildings: Park Hill, Sheffield by Jack Lynn and Ivor SmithThese three-metre-wide communal walkways – the "streets in the sky" promoted by Le Corbusier's Unité d'Habitation and many of the unbuilt projects by Alison and Peter Smithson – were designed as a modern replacement for the cobbled terraces of the former slums.

Urban Splash

George Loveless House, Tower Hamlets, London. An example of post-war 'modernism', designed by the Soviet Union born Berthold Lubetkin; the building is Y-shaped, of concrete with red brick. Built in the early 1950's as council-owned housing, the flats are now in private ownership. Facade Architecture, Beautiful Architecture, Le Corbusier, Chandigarh, Tower Hamlets, Tower Block, Modernisme, Bethnal Green

Facade Architecture

Beautiful Architecture

George Loveless House, Tower Hamlets, London. An example of post-war 'modernism', designed by the Soviet Union born Berthold Lubetkin; the building is Y-shaped, of concrete with red brick. Built in the early 1950's as council-owned housing, the flats are now in private ownership.

Gleadless Valley Estate South Yorkshire, Yorkshire England, Local History, Family History, Engineering Companies, Where The Heart Is, Heaven On Earth

South Yorkshire

Yorkshire England

Engineering Companies

Where The Heart Is

Heaven On Earth

Gleadless Valley Estate

Brutalist buildings: Balfron Tower, London by Ernö Goldfinger Concrete Architecture, Concrete Building, Urban Architecture, Modern Buildings

Concrete Architecture

Concrete Building

Urban Architecture

Modern Buildings

Brutalist buildings: Balfron Tower, London by Ernö Goldfinger

The First Red Road Tower Block has been Demolished (1) Willis Tower, Glasgow, Venice, Skyscraper, Architecture Design

Architecture Design

The First Red Road Tower Block has been Demolished (1)

Print Pioneer Celia Birtwell Green Fashion, 70s Fashion, Fashion History, Fashion News, Vintage Fashion, Seventies Fashion, Fashion Women, Fashion Models, Fashion Trends

Fashion History

Vintage Fashion

Seventies Fashion

Print Pioneer Celia Birtwell

Broadwater Farm Hidden London, Concrete Jungle, East London, Modern Minimalist, Thesis

Concrete Jungle

Modern Minimalist

Broadwater Farm

Seacroft, Leeds, May 1969. An election poster can be seen in the foreground. | Flickr - Photo Sharing! University Of Sheffield, Leeds City, West Yorkshire, Modernism, Old Pictures, Buildings, Places To Visit, Photographs

University Of Sheffield

Places To Visit

Seacroft, Leeds, May 1969. An election poster can be seen in the foreground. | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Ebenezer House 2, Cotton Gardens Estate, London House 2, Multi Story Building, Urban, London, Concrete

Multi Story Building

Ebenezer House 2, Cotton Gardens Estate, London

1968 - Cotton Gardens Estate under construction, Kennington Lane Under Construction, British, Gardens, Architecture, Classic, Cotton, Arquitetura

Under Construction

1968 - Cotton Gardens Estate under construction, Kennington Lane

Blaydon Races, Newcastle, City Photo, Charlotte, Photograph, Concept, Places

The Gorbals, Bad Life, Glasgow Scotland, Uk News, Future City, Great Britain, Street Photography

Glasgow Scotland

Street Photography

The Fall of Glasgow's Red Road Flats Historical Architecture, Google Earth Street View, Birmingham Art, London Landmarks, Abstract Images, World Trade Center

Historical Architecture

Google Earth Street View

London Landmarks

Abstract Images

World Trade Center

The Fall of Glasgow's Red Road Flats

“Red Road Flats” by Lena Fadeeva Clouds, Building, Travel, Life, Flats

“Red Road Flats” by Lena Fadeeva

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Towers, Scotland, Painting, Ideas

Red Road flats 2_harry_hood Red, House, Loafers & Slip Ons, Skyscrapers

Loafers & Slip Ons

Red Road flats 2_harry_hood

Cotton Garden Estate Habitats, Garden, People, Garten, Lawn And Garden

Lawn And Garden

Cotton Garden Estate

News Photo: Work in progress on the Churchill Gardens Estate… West London, Photo Work, Churchill, The Hamptons

News Photo: Work in progress on the Churchill Gardens Estate…

Broadwater Farm Estate in London. Poor housing there led to unrest in 1985 that left two dead. Streets Have No Name, Gloucester Road, New Spain, British Prime Ministers, David Cameron, The Sunday Times

Streets Have No Name

Gloucester Road

British Prime Ministers

The Sunday Times

Broadwater Farm Estate in London. Poor housing there led to unrest in 1985 that left two dead.