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723 points farslan | 2 comments | 12 May 25 15:28 UTC | HN request time: 0.514s | source

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Not mentioned in the article, but this was what J. G. Ballard's novel (and later film) High Rise was based on.

1. 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)

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2. 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)

The Barbican