Lancastrian Hall & former library should be Listed, not left to rot 🥲
#swinton #brutalist #brutalism #architecture #salford #Manchester #iphone

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A newfound enthusiasm for post-war Brutalist architecture, or béton brut ('raw concrete'), is highlighted in this brief overview of buildings around the world.

• An Introduction to Brutalism: The Iconic Postwar Architectural Style That Combined Utopianism and Concrete

https://www.openculture.com/2026/03/an-introduction-to-brutalism.html

#architecture #design #history #Brutalist

Lancastrian Hall & former library should be Listed, not left to rot 🥲
#swinton #brutalist #brutalism #architecture #salford #Manchester #iphone

#snap_community_member #snap_challenge #snap_artgallary #snap_edit #snap_kingdom #snap_community #snap_trees #snap_raw #snap_uk #snap_vip_member #snap_moods #snap_architecture #snap_process #snap_building #snap_brutalist #snap_library

#snap_bnw #snap_monochrome #snap_blackandwhite

Six years ago this week, I was in #Belgrade to see the Western City Gate, also known as Genex Tower or Kula Geneks in Serbian.

This is a massive #brutalist skyscraper in Belgrade and can be seen from all around town.

https://ftrc.blog/western-city-gate-in-belgrade/

#travel #brutalism