The rebuilding of bomb battered England after the second world war could be described as rushed, forced and slightly bastardised from where the modernists left off. Material expression was taken in its most literal sense, using the limited materials available, most notably steel and concrete. The contrast from the picturesque English town made these close quarter living towers somewhat alien objects. Wether theses modernist reconstructions of the old England were for the better is questionable. The Architecture on the other hand is some of the most barbaric accepted within mainstream life. In a critical sense this period was one of expression, repetition and an attempt to reach this utopian dream conceived by the europeans from Ledoux to Le Corbusier. In a time where more and more of these buildings are becoming structurally unstable due to there quick and cheap building method I believe we should celebrate the attempts they made for a better life. Pictured is the work of Erno Goldfinger and Denys Lasdun.
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