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The Barbican

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723 points farslan | 4 comments | 12 May 25 15:28 UTC | HN request time: 0.759s | source
1. mullingitover ◴[12 May 25 16:42 UTC] No.43964967[source]▶
Not mentioned in the article, but this was what J. G. Ballard's novel (and later film) High Rise was based on.
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2. phoh ◴[12 May 25 19:32 UTC] No.43966692[source]▶
i think that was Trellick Tower, by Ernő Goldfinger (who incidentally the Bond villan was named after)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trellick_Tower

https://architectureau.com/articles/the-brutality-of-vertica...

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3. philipwhiuk ◴[12 May 25 20:19 UTC] No.43967056[source]▶
Trellick is what people film when they can't get the Barbican to work (bluntly)
4. pillefitz ◴[13 May 25 11:11 UTC] No.43971639[source]▶
I was recently reading another book of Ballard while on the flight to London and, shortly after arriving, visited the Barbican. What a magical experience it was!