Richard Seifert: Concrete Towers & British Modernist Models

Richard Seifert was a Swiss-born British architect whose bold, high-rise buildings helped shape the postwar skyline of the UK. Embracing the possibilities of reinforced concrete and modular design, Seifert created some of the country’s most recognisable modernist structures and confident, clean-lined towers that rose up from the changing city.

At his peak, Seifert’s practice was one of the busiest in Britain, responsible for landmark projects such as Centre Point and Tower 42 in London, and the strikingly elegant Alpha Tower in Birmingham. His work spanned office blocks, civic centres, and commercial towers, often defined by rhythm, repetition, and the expressive use of form and material.

This collection brings together my miniature concrete models of Seifert-designed buildings made to honour the scale and structure of these towers in a more intimate form. Whether you’re an architect, collector, or someone with a love of Brutalist and modernist design, these pieces pay tribute to one of Britain’s most prolific postwar architects.

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About Spaceplay’s Brutalist Models and Designs

Every piece I make starts with a real building that is studied, drawn, and transformed into a work you can hold, display, or share as a gift. My collections include miniature concrete models, layered wood reliefs, and black-and-white risograph prints, all inspired by the forms, textures, and details of Brutalist and modernist architecture from the UK and around the world.

Each model is hand-cast in small batches using custom moulds that I make, with designs based on iconic landmarks, social housing estates, tower blocks, and civic buildings. From Trellick Tower and the National Theatre to Alexandra and Ainsworth Estate, Centre Point, and the Barbican Centre, these pieces pay tribute to some of the most recognisable and celebrated examples of postwar concrete architecture.

Whether you’re searching for architectural gifts, Brutalist home décor, or a collectible sculpture that connects to a personal memory, these collections are designed for architects, designers, students, collectors, and anyone drawn to the bold geometry and raw materiality of Brutalism.