Virtual reality, DJ sets, record label takeovers – it's all at the Barbican through to August. Craig McLean gets out his ...

Though owned, managed and rented out by the Corporation of the City of London, the Barbican Estate was never “council housing” — it was marketed at high-flyers, captains of industry ...

The Barbican, for all its brutalist beauty, can be an isolating spot: as an estate, it feels almost endless. The launderette is a great leveller. Proof of its place as a social hub was cemented ...

The machines first made it here in 1973, the launderette opening three years before the estate’s last building, Shakespeare Tower, was finished. Though owned, managed and rented out by the Corporation ...

Below is a map of the Barbican Estate. Following the departure of House Officers Ella and Jacqui, Luke and Helen will be covering the whole estate in the interim and will have some extra support. Joao ...

The bins will normally have a green lid and the Household Recycling icon. Download the Barbican Estate recycling map (below) for location. Find out what you can add to your clear recycling sack at our ...

WEEDS and rubbish litter land that is currently fenced off beside the York Barbican – but the forlorn wasteland could finally be revitalised if developers secure consent for their long-awaited ...

From Noah Davis’s quietly charged figuration at the Barbican to Arpita Singh’s layered narratives at the Serpentine, two London exhibitions show painting confronting social realities and ...

Led by our expert guides, the tour takes you across the Barbican Centre and surrounding Brutalist estate. You’ll explore the site ... Set your intentions and map out your creative journey for 2025.

London’s best example is, of course, the Barbican Estate, designed by Chamberlin, Powell and Bon in the Sixties as luxury housing. Many of the themes in the Barbican, however, can be traced back ...