Shakespeare Tower, Barbican Estate

£40.00

Shakespeare Tower, Barbican Estate

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A Brutalist treasure, finely detailed in concrete by Spaceplay.

Shakespeare Tower, Barbican Estate

Name: Shakespeare Tower, Barbican Estate
Brand: Spaceplay
SKU: MINI_067
Price: 40.00 GBP
Availability: InStock

£40.00

Solid Cast-Concrete Miniature Model
Size: 10cm high, 4cm wide, 4cm deep
Scale: 1:XX (approx)

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Made to order and shipped within 30 days

Designed and made in my UK studio

Comes gift-boxed for the perfect concrete gift

Express processing available for UK orders

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Building Information

Location: Barbican Estate, City of London, UK
Architect: Chamberlin, Powell and Bon
Completed: 1976
Status: Grade II listed, residential tower

Brief Overview:
Shakespeare Tower is one of three 43-storey residential towers in the Barbican Estate, designed by Chamberlin, Powell and Bon as part of the City of London’s post-war renewal. With its concrete structure and distinctive balcony rhythm, it remains one of the most recognisable examples of Brutalist high-rise living in Britain.

Making my concrete model

Shakespeare Tower, Barbican Estate

Shakespeare Tower completes the Barbican's famous trio, and this Shakespeare Tower miniature concrete model completes the set. Finished in 1976, it was the last of Chamberlin, Powell and Bon's three towers, and its sharp, rhythmic balconies are some of the most photographed forms in London Brutalism. This 10cm concrete model of Shakespeare Tower is made to read clearly from every side, whether it stands alone on a desk or next to Cromwell and Lauderdale on a shelf. It's for Barbican neighbours, concert-goers at the Barbican Centre below, architects and collectors of Brutalist architecture. As a Brutalist architecture gift, it suits the person who already has the tote bag and the print. Each miniature concrete building is hand-cast in solid concrete, so its weight is real and its surface is its own.