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  • V&A director defends Robin Hood Gardens display at Venice Biennale against claims of "art-washing"

    Tristram Hunt, director of the V&A museum in London, has defended the institution's decision to exhibit a section of the Robin Hood Gardens housing estate at the Venice Architecture Biennale. More about V&A director defends Robin Hood Gardens display at Venice Biennale against claims of "art-washing"

    Tom Ravenscroft | 31 May 2018 | Leave a comment
  • V&A unveils huge section of demolished Robin Hood Gardens at Venice Architecture Biennale

    Visitors to the Venice Architecture Biennale can walk the "streets in the sky" of London's Robin Hood Gardens, as the V&A museum has shipped a huge chunk of the brutalist housing estate to Italy. More about V&A unveils huge section of demolished Robin Hood Gardens at Venice Architecture Biennale

    Jessica Mairs | 28 May 2018 | Leave a comment
  • Robin Hood Gardens being demolished

    V&A to recreate Robin Hood Gardens' streets in the sky at Venice Architecture Biennale

    A fragment of the Robin Hood Gardens housing estate salvaged from the demolition site by London's V&A museum is to be transported to Italy and displayed at this year's Venice Architecture Biennale. More about V&A to recreate Robin Hood Gardens' streets in the sky at Venice Architecture Biennale

    Jessica Mairs | 7 March 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
  • Post-war architecture shouldn't take the blame for political failures, says Owen Hopkins

    With the demolition of Robin Hood Gardens now underway and the tragedy of the Grenfell Tower fire still fresh, writer and curator Owen Hopkins has called for politicians to stop using Britain's post-war architecture as a scapegoat for today's problems. More about Post-war architecture shouldn't take the blame for political failures, says Owen Hopkins

    Jessica Mairs | 31 August 2017 | 3 comments
  • 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
  • Robin Hood Gardens demolition is an "act of vandalism" says Simon Smithson

    Simon Smithson, the son of the architects behind the soon-to-be-demolished Robin Hood Gardens, has attacked politicians for tampering with the heritage-listing system, to erase prime examples of the UK's post-war architecture. More about Robin Hood Gardens demolition is an "act of vandalism" says Simon Smithson

    Jessica Mairs | 10 August 2017 | 11 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

    Richard Rogers calls for architects to help save "exceptional" Robin Hood Gardens

    Architect Richard Rogers has urged the architectural community to support the preservation of the Brutalist Robin Hood Gardens estate, which he has described as post-war Britain's most important social housing development. More about Richard Rogers calls for architects to help save "exceptional" Robin Hood Gardens

    Amy Frearson | 18 June 2015 | 9 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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