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  • Smithdon High School

    Alison and Peter Smithson school to be refurbished "before it is too late"

    Plans have been unveiled by London-based architecture studio Jestico + Whiles to revitalise Alison and Peter Smithson's 1950s Smithdon High School in Norfolk, UK. More about Alison and Peter Smithson school to be refurbished "before it is too late"

    Starr Charles | 25 September 2025 | Leave a comment
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    ConForm Architects creates "homely" office in brutalist Smithson Tower

    ConForm Architects has completed a "homely" office for a financial firm on the 11th floor of the recently refurbished Smithson Tower, the brutalist complex designed by Alison and Peter Smithson in the early 1960s. More about ConForm Architects creates "homely" office in brutalist Smithson Tower

    Ali Morris | 22 August 2021 | Leave a comment
  • "Designing and writing about a building are very different processes of thought"

    The Venice Biennale manifesto of Grafton Architects is proof that vapid commentary can diminish great architecture, says Owen Hatherley. More about "Designing and writing about a building are very different processes of thought"

    Owen Hatherley | 5 July 2018 | Leave a comment
  • Smithson-designed Economist Plaza renovation by DSDHA, photographs by Grant Smith

    DSDHA reveals renovation of the Smithsons-designed Economist Plaza

    The brutalist complex designed by Alison and Peter Smithson, which was the offices of The Economist Magazine, has been refurbished by DSDHA. More about DSDHA reveals renovation of the Smithsons-designed Economist Plaza

    India Block | 15 June 2018 | Leave a comment
  • Footage reveals demolition of Robin Hood Gardens

    This exclusive video footage shot by Dezeen shows a huge section of the brutalist Robin Hood Gardens estate being torn apart by a demolition claw. More about Footage reveals demolition of Robin Hood Gardens

    Amy Frearson | 13 December 2017 | 18 comments
  • V&A acquires entire one-bedroom flat from Robin Hood Gardens

    The V&A museum has salvaged a three-storey section of Robin Hood Gardens, the much-debated brutalist social housing estate by Alison and Peter Smithson that is currently being demolished in east London. More about V&A acquires entire one-bedroom flat from Robin Hood Gardens

    Jessica Mairs | 9 November 2017 | 3 comments
  • Robin Hood Gardens tops Twentieth Century Society's list of lost architectural treasures

    Post-war housing estate Robin Hood Gardens has topped a list drawn up by preservation body Twentieth Century Society, ranking the 10 most important 20th-century buildings in the UK to have been lost to the wrecking ball. More about Robin Hood Gardens tops Twentieth Century Society's list of lost architectural treasures

    Jessica Mairs | 27 September 2017 | 1 comment
  • Bulldozers move in on Robin Hood Gardens

    Despite years of campaigning from architects and heritage bodies, demolition is now underway on Robin Hood Gardens, the post-war housing estate in east London designed by exponents of new brutalism, Alison and Peter Smithson. More about Bulldozers move in on Robin Hood Gardens

    Jessica Mairs | 25 August 2017 | 12 comments
  • CF Møller appointed on Robin Hood Gardens replacement scheme

    Scandinavian firm CF Møller has been appointed alongside Haworth Tompkins and Metropolitan Workshop on the housing scheme that will replace Robin Hood Gardens, the brutalist estate in east London designed by Alison and Peter Smithson. More about CF Møller appointed on Robin Hood Gardens replacement scheme

    Jessica Mairs | 28 June 2017 | 11 comments
  • Drone footage captures brutalist Robin Hood Gardens ahead of imminent demolition

    This drone footage surveys the ill-fated brutalist housing estate Robin Hood Gardens, designed by architects Alison and Peter Smithson, which is set to be demolished in the coming weeks. More about Drone footage captures brutalist Robin Hood Gardens ahead of imminent demolition

    Jessica Mairs | 15 June 2017 | 50 comments
  • Replacement housing revealed for doomed Robin Hood Gardens

    Replacement housing revealed for London's doomed Robin Hood Gardens

    Haworth Tompkins and Metropolitan Workshop have revealed their designs for housing that will replace London's historic Robin Hood Gardens estate by Brutalist architects Alison and Peter Smithson. More about Replacement housing revealed for London's doomed Robin Hood Gardens

    Amy Frearson | 4 August 2016 | 20 comments
  • Haworth Tompkins on Robin Hood Gardens

    Haworth Tompkins appointed to work on Robin Hood Gardens redevelopment

    Stirling Prize winner Haworth Tompkins has been appointed to design some of the housing that will replace Robin Hood Gardens, the historic east-London estate by Brutalist architects Alison and Peter Smithson. More about Haworth Tompkins appointed to work on Robin Hood Gardens redevelopment

    Jessica Mairs | 8 February 2016 | 2 comments
  • Robin Hood Gardens photographed by Luke Hayes

    Politician calls for immediate demolition of Robin Hood Gardens after listing bid fails

    The latest bid to grant listing status to the Brutalist Robin Hood Gardens estate in east London has failed and the local MP has called for it to be "brought down ASAP". More about Politician calls for immediate demolition of Robin Hood Gardens after listing bid fails

    Tamlin Magee | 5 August 2015 | 31 comments
  • Robin Hood Gardens by Alison and Peter Smithson

    Last-ditch bid launched to save Robin Hood Gardens from demolition

    A high-profile campaign to save the Brutalist Robin Hood Gardens housing estate in London has been revived. More about Last-ditch bid launched to save Robin Hood Gardens from demolition

    Amy Frearson | 17 March 2015 | 14 comments

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