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Fighting the Neoliberal: What Today's Architects Can Learn From the Brutalists

Simon Henley — Fri, 10 Mar 2017 09:30:00 +0000

In this second installment of his revamped “Beyond London” column for ArchDaily, Simon Henley of London-based practice Henley Halebrown discusses a potential influence that might help UK architects combat the economic hegemony currently afflicting the country – turning for moral guidance to the Brutalists of the 1960s.

Brutalism and Culture: How St Peter's Seminary is Already Shining in its Second Life

Samuel Medina — Sun, 08 May 2016 09:30:00 +0000

Gillespie, Kidd & Coia's celebrated St Peter's Seminary—once voted Scotland's best modern building—has for too long been a victim of fate, left to decay after it was abandoned just 20 years after its completion. Fortunately, plans are well underway to restore the building. This article, originally published by Metropolis Magazine as "Ruin Revived," explains how even in its ruined state, the dramatic brutalist structure is already showing its value as a cultural destination.

Influential Scottish Architect Andy MacMillan Dies Aged 85

Rory Stott — Mon, 18 Aug 2014 00:00:00 +0000

Professor Andy MacMillan, one of Scotland's most important post-war architects, died suddenly this weekend during this year’s Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) Andrew Doolan Awards visits. Macmillan was a professor at the Glasgow School of Art from 1973 to 1994, and a partner at Gillespie, Kidd & Coia in 1966. More on MacMillan's legacy after the break.