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723 points farslan | 1 comments | 12 May 25 15:28 UTC | HN request time: 0.291s | source
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mjamil ◴[12 May 25 20:38 UTC] No.43967211[source]▶
It is utterly weird to me that so many commenters here appreciate the Barbican's aesthetics. To me, it is an ugly eyesore that's a legacy of the brutalist wave of the mid-20th century. I lived close to it (in Islington) for many months, and avoided walking through it to get to the City (where I worked).
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1. IshKebab ◴[12 May 25 21:48 UTC] No.43967794[source]▶
It's definitely one of the least bad brutalist constructions. It's also quite nice if you're walking around inside it on the walkways.

It's awful if you're walking along actual roads though. I would avoid it too.