Comments on: The Brutalist Truth

By: Robin Hood Gardens « Incremental Cities

Robin Hood Gardens « Incremental Cities — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 13:20:09 +0000

[...] Quote taken from: http://thethirdestate.net/2009/05/brutal-but-true/ [...]

By: Le Corbusier | English Secondary Two

Le Corbusier | English Secondary Two — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 14:14:14 +0000

[...] Reflections on Brutalist Architecture in East London [...]

By: George

George — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 00:17:33 +0000

God help these people if Swan Housing gets this project.
Its Seems that Swan Housing Association is a disgraceful social landlord (RSL), see a catolugue of Swan housing blunders and unbelievable Swan horror stories on this blog that tenants have to contend with here http://swanhousingdissatisfied.blogspot.com.

By: Dave

Dave — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 23:45:56 +0000

Swan Housing has been shortlisted to regenerate Robin Hood Gardens. Below is a link to a web site regarding Swan Housing.

http://swanhousingdissatisfied.blogspot.com/

By: Laura Lockington

Laura Lockington — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 10:22:44 +0000

Hi, I was wondering if you knew of a pub called The Robin Hood that my grandparents owned in that area? Their names were Matilda (Till) and William Deering. It would have been from teh 30′s I guess till the early sixties….

By: Nick2

Nick2 — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 07:41:54 +0000

Dave, interesting article on the Peckham estate. However, what is the building shown in thethirdestate’s site header? That appears to take Brutalism/Modernism/distopian architecture to a new level…

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 10:23:55 +0000

It’s worth noting that the ‘brut’ of brutalism refers to the French for ‘raw’ and is not directly derived from the English ‘brutal’.

Other than that, I think everything wrong with these buildings is incidental to the buildings themselves, rather than inherent in them. There are many worse buildings out there that are not dysfunctional in this way – in fact, the architects did a good job, if not a perfect one.

The change in attitude that makes us ask questions like this is what’ll make a difference. If we don’t change the way we treat the people who live there, rebuilding will merely paper over the cracks.

By: John Kyle

John Kyle — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 06:11:58 +0000

Rather, government planning is anathema to the human spirit.

By: John Kyle

John Kyle — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 06:09:27 +0000

Government zoning, construction, and stewardship is not organic. Hence its problems.

A corollary: people need some control over their environment for the good of their own mental health. Id est, government planning is anethma to the human spirit.

By: jon

jon — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 09:19:13 +0000

Its funny how these brutalist buildings although created as social housing have in several succesful instances fallen into the hands of the rich elite. For instance one sees Lasdun’s Keeling house in Bethnal green turned into a swanky residence.

Shame is that underneath all the grime and neglect, Robin Hood gardens is an amazing building.

Tragically, it is part of our heritage which will be deemed just as important as other phases of architecture.But quality is for the rich. Lets not let the social underclass share it?? Bring out the bulldozer not the restoration team???