In the latest episode of 99% Invisible, Hard to Love a Brute, Roman Mars and Avery Trufelman take a look at the potted history of the "hulking concrete brutes" of post-war Europe, centring on the UK, and the US east coast. Exploring Ernö Goldfinger's Balfron and Trellick towers, while making a pitstop in Boston, MA, this twenty minute podcast examines why people "love to hate" Brutalism and why, "as harsh as it looks, concrete is an utterly optimistic building material."
Balfron Tower: The Latest Architecture and News
99% Invisible Explores Brutalism, From London to Boston
https://www.archdaily.com/771733/99-percent-invisible-explores-brutalism-from-london-to-bostonJames Taylor-Foster
Explore Erno Goldfinger's Balfron Tower Through A New Online Archive
Balfron Tower: a building archive, created by London-based PhD student David Roberts and graphic designer Duarte Carrilho da Graça, is an online archive that brings together public documents related to Erno Goldfinger's Balfron Tower. Shining a light on all of the research material which Roberts has gathered over the course of his studies, archival documents from during the tower's design phase to the most recent press articles are presented in the form of a timeline. You are also allowed the option of downloading these documents in full.
https://www.archdaily.com/624800/explore-erno-goldfinger-s-balfron-tower-through-a-new-online-archiveJames Taylor-Foster