Tag: alison-smithson | ArchDaily ArchDaily | Broadcasting Architecture Worldwide https://www.archdaily.com/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://assets.adsttc.com/doodles/archdaily-logo-feedly.svg 026CB6 <![CDATA[Upper Lawn: A Manifestation of Alison and Peter Smithson's Architectural Vision]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1025366/upper-lawn-a-manifestation-of-alison-and-peter-smithsons-architectural-vision Fri, 10 Jan 2025 05:00:00 +0000 Diogo Borges Ferreira https://www.archdaily.com/1025366/upper-lawn-a-manifestation-of-alison-and-peter-smithsons-architectural-vision Nestled near the ruins of Fonthill Abbey in the English countryside, Upper Lawn Pavilion — also known as the Solar Pavilion — is a modest yet profound architectural experiment by Alison and Peter Smithson. Built between 1959 and 1962 as a weekend retreat and laboratory for ideas, the pavilion embodies their ethos of economy, material honesty, and respect for context, reflecting the pioneering spirit of New Brutalism.

]]> <![CDATA[Alison and Peter Smithson: The Duo that Led British Brutalism]]> https://www.archdaily.com/645128/spotlight-alison-and-peter-smithson Mon, 22 Jun 2020 11:30:00 +0000 Dario Goodwin https://www.archdaily.com/645128/spotlight-alison-and-peter-smithson Wife and husband pair Alison (22 June 1928 – 16 August 1993) and Peter Smithson (18 September 1923 – 3 March 2003) formed a partnership that led British Brutalism through the latter half of the twentieth century. Beginning with a vocabulary of stripped down modernism, the pair were among the first to question and challenge modernist approaches to design and urban planning. Instead, they helped evolve the style into what became Brutalism, becoming proponents of the "streets in the sky" approach to housing.

]]> <![CDATA[Collective Design: Alison & Peter Smithson]]> https://www.archdaily.com/927513/collective-design-alison-and-peter-smithson Wed, 30 Oct 2019 16:03:00 +0000 Rene Submissions https://www.archdaily.com/927513/collective-design-alison-and-peter-smithson Between 1973 and 1975, Alison and Peter Smithson, published a series of seven articles in Architectural Design questioning the unity of the architectural form, as well as their commitment as architects. In recognition of the inevitable cultural fragmentation of society, they question the collective dimension of their work and their relationship with the community.

Texts: Peter & Alison Smithson | Commentary: Marc-Antoine Durand, Xavier Van Rooyen | Interviews: Dirk Van Den Heuvel, Peter Murray | Translations: Francis Guevremont, Ian Monk | Graphic design: Matthieu Becker

Français / English, 192 pages + 2 bookmarks

]]> <![CDATA[What Can Be Learnt From The Smithsons' "New Brutalism" In 2014?]]> https://www.archdaily.com/519027/what-can-be-learnt-from-the-smithsons-new-brutalism-in-2014 Sun, 22 Jun 2014 00:00:00 +0000 James Taylor-Foster https://www.archdaily.com/519027/what-can-be-learnt-from-the-smithsons-new-brutalism-in-2014 Sheffield born Alison Gill, later to be known as Alison Smithson, was one half of one of the most influential Brutalist architectural partnerships in history. On the day that she would be celebrating her 86th birthday we take a look at how the impact of her and Peter Smithson's architecture still resonates well into the 21st century, most notably in the British Pavilion at this year's Venice Biennale. With London's Robin Hood Gardens, one of their most well known and large scale social housing projects, facing imminent demolition how might their style, hailed by Reyner Banham in 1955 as the "new brutalism", hold the key for future housing projects?

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