Béton Brut: A London Habitat

London's residential Brutalism emerged from an ambitious postwar belief that architecture could shape not only cities, but the lives lived within them. From the social housing estates of Trellick Tower, Brownfield Estate, and Alexandra Road to the Barbican Estate, these projects proposed different models of collective urban life. Six decades later, weathered concrete and signs of everyday occupation reveal how those visions have evolved, while heritage recognition, rising property values, and gentrification continue to redefine their social meaning.