Despite years of campaigning from heritage groups and architects, the bulldozers have now moved in. The demolition of Robin Hood Gardens is now well underway. The western block is now in partial ruins. The eastern block is still occupied and is set to be razed in the new year.
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SMH Article: What Sydney can learn from London's approach to brutalist architecture /
"Sirius, just like Trellick, Balfron and the Barbican in London, illustrates important aspects of the nation's social and cultural history."Last week I had an opinion piece published in the Sydney Morning Herald on brutalist architecture in Sydney and London.
Read MoreWhat would ErnΕ Goldfinger think of Balfron Tower today? /
As Balfron's last social tenant gets forced-out, I wonder what Erno Goldfinger would think of his creation today?
Read MoreWhy I like Brutalist architecture /
Brutalism seems to divide opinion like no other type of architecture. Between the 50s and 70s huge, grey, concrete buildings were built across cities around the world. While a lot...
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