What's your favourite bit of brutalist architecture?

[Profpointy]

Or, as my Father said, when first he saw it,
"Very nice barn, but where is the church?"

Actually my own parish church, well designed interior and quite practical. Dramatic stained glass teaching windows. Circa 1950's.

well to answer your father - wasn't Jesus born in a barn, so if it's good enough for him, it's good enough for you lot

 

[Gravity Aided]

They made our old stables in town here into apartments. I wonder at the religious significance.

 

[SD1]

Scunthorpe!

 

[Gravity Aided]

Pods?

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

well to answer your father - wasn't Jesus born in a barn, so if it's good enough for him, it's good enough for you lot

Its the old joke

'When I was growing up, I thought Jesus was born in Barnstaple, as everyone said he was he born in a barn or stable'

 

[Gravity Aided]

Its the old joke

'When I was growing up, I thought Jesus was born in Barnstaple, as everyone said he was he born in a barn or stable'

William Blake seemed to think so.

From Milton: A Poem in Two Books.
(Actually, I think he was supposed to visiting with his Uncle Joseph.)

 

[Smurfy]

This building has Grade II listed status.

 

[TVC]

This building has Grade II listed status.

Why???????

 

[Gravity Aided]

Our University replaced the Old main Building with a four storey basement like that one. The original got burned down in riots during Vietnam War, they didn't want a repeat of that episode.

Here's my old digs.

Photos from web, Wiki and Pinterest

 

[Profpointy]

This building has Grade II listed status.

whilst "listed status" might be going a bit far, albeit only grade 2, it isn't too bad. In particular, the glass and steps avoids the pitfall of being hostile at street level

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Our University replaced the Old main Building with a four storey basement like that one. The original got burned down in riots during Vietnam War, they didn't want a repeat of that episode.

Here's my old digs.

Photos from web, Wiki and Pinterest

 

[MontyVeda]

Why???????

Because is got those defensive features seen on many castles... for pouring hot oil and other nasty liquids on the peasants below.

 

[Smurfy]

Why???????

You can read the reasons for listed status here.
http://www.historicengland.org.uk/

 

[TVC]

Because is got those defensive features seen on many castles... for pouring hot oil and other nasty liquids on the peasants below.

And I thought it was just a badly designed run off system, how wrong I was.

 

[Gravity Aided]

Because is got those defensive features seen on many castles... for pouring hot oil and other nasty liquids on the peasants below.

Murder holes.