Architectural historian Elain Harwood described the Barbican arts and housing complex as “the greatest piece of combined urban planning and architecture in Britain in the 21st century”. Designed by architects Peter Chamberlin, Geoffry Powell and Christof Bon in the 1950s and 1960s, it once drew flak for its Brutalist finishes and impregnability to visitors but is now loved by critics and residents alike.
建筑歷史學(xué)家伊萊恩·哈伍德(Elain Harwood),將巴比肯藝術(shù)和住宅綜合體形容為“21世紀(jì)英國最偉大的城市規(guī)劃和建筑組合”。它由建筑師彼得·張伯倫(Peter Chamberlin)、杰弗里·鮑威爾(Geoffry Powell)和克里斯托弗·邦(Christof Bon)在20世紀(jì)50年代和60年代設(shè)計,曾因其野獸派風(fēng)格的裝修,和對游客的建議置若罔聞而受到抨擊,但現(xiàn)在受到了評論家和居民的喜愛。