Barbican – walk around the venue
The Barbican Centre is the largest multi-arts centre in Europe, featuring art, film, music, theatre, dance and education all under one roof and under one creative direction. The Barbican has become the creative hub within London’s financial district, providing an urban retreat from the busy metropolis. It is not only a platform for the world’s greatest artists but a conference venue, which actively supports the artistic events, and a comfortable, quiet oasis, overlooking gardens and the Lakeside. The Centre comprises the Barbican Hall, Barbican Theatre, the Pit theatre, 3 cinemas, the Barbican Art Gallery, The Curve, the Lakeside Terrace, a roof-top tropical conservatory, conference suites and exhibition halls. Barbican is the vision of “all the arts under one roof”, which remains its special attraction. The Barbican has now become an iconic landmark on the City’s skyline.
“There is nothing like the architecture and planning of the Barbican Estate in scale, intelligence, engineering, ingenuity, quality of construction, urban landscaping and sheer abstract artistry anywhere else in Britain, and perhaps not in the world.“
Questions:
-what landmark is
-do you think Barbican is an urban landmark
-what is the scale and how would you describe Barbican scale
-is it original
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