2024-11-08T07:00:55-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150243674/uncertain-future-for-the-brutalist-buildings-of-northern-england Alexander Walter 2021-01-06T13:24:00-05:00 >2021-01-06T13:25:08-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/87/87cb743f83da4fdfb66cebc5e811809e.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Some of the finest examples of brutalist architecture in the north of England are at risk of being torn down, according to a photographer who believes a crucial part of the country&rsquo;s architectural history could be lost in the process. Simon Phipps [...] said that a mix of mismanagement and a general undervaluing of brutalism was leading to unnecessary demolition.</p></em><br /><br /><p><em>The Guardian</em> has <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2020/nov/12/concrete-jungle-the-brutalist-buildings-of-northern-england-in-pictures" target="_blank">published</a> a gallery of photographs by Simon Phipps who has been documenting northern England's concrete heritage for his new book <em>Brutal North</em>. <br></p>