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This is a link post Hilarious inbreds of Portsmouth cheering the demolition of the Tricorn
I was browsing various Brutalist architecture related links a couple of weeks ago, and found this video on the late Tricorn Centre of my current residential city Portsmouth.

Hilarity starts c. 3.40 mins xxx
(I helped save b3ta! lucifer101, Fri 27 Jul 2012, 0:25, Reply)
This is a normal post the Tricorn smelt of piss so deserved to knocked down

(I helped save b3ta! spesh., Fri 27 Jul 2012, 0:37, Reply)
This is a normal post so does my gran...

(I helped save b3ta! A Rory Borealis here under duress, Sat 28 Jul 2012, 12:08, Reply)
This is a normal post That's a horrible building

(I helped save b3ta! Major Turd for tonight only, Fri 27 Jul 2012, 1:04, Reply)
This is a normal post no doubt to be replaced by something much worse.

(augsav forgot about B3ta, Fri 27 Jul 2012, 1:31, Reply)
This is a normal post Needs more Telly Savalas
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EmrGSqteGo
 (I helped save b3ta! Ghoti Fingers, Fri 27 Jul 2012, 7:19, Reply)
This is a normal post I like Brutalist
I'm not sure if this thing in my home town counts as Brutalist, but I've always thought it was neat. It would be better still if the council would clean it; bare concrete in general would look much better if it was weather-proofed.
 (I helped save b3ta! jonbob loves you, Fri 27 Jul 2012, 8:41, Reply)
This is a normal post Polish it clean or cover in green.
While I'm not a huge fan of Brutalist architecture, I find some of its products are dramatic and pleasing in their material honesty, and some examples need to be preserved and maintained if only to serve as real examples in space for future designers.

And if you allow vines and creepers to grow up along the board-formed concrete, it makes for a lovely post-apocalypse/civilization-in-decline look.

Considering the effort put into preserving Frank Lloyd Wright's creations, the top Brutalist icons deserve at least as much attention.
 (I helped save b3ta! Felis Concolor, Fri 27 Jul 2012, 11:02, Reply)