“You work, you work hard, you work all the time.”
That was the motto of Colonel Richard Seifert, the architect behind so many of London - and the UK’s - many Brutalist towers. Think Centre Point, No.1 Croydon, Tower 42 (the NatWest Tower), or Manchesters Gateway House. What people want (beautiful buildings) sometimes matters less than how hard someone is…
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