Jonathan Meades

http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2014/feb/13/jonathan-meades-brutalism-a-z?commentpage=1

The three finest works of British brutalism were designed by Rodney Gordon of the Owen Luder Partnership. They were: Eros House in Catford, London; the Tricorn in Portsmouth; and the Trinity in Gateshead. The first, a block of flats, is disfigured; the other two shopping centre and car park complexes have been destroyed in acts of petty-minded provincial vandalism. One can have nothing but contempt for the scum-of-the-earth councillors, blind planners and toady local journalists who conspired to effect the demolition of such masterpieces. One can only despair at the pusillanimous lack of support from wretched English Heritage.

Masterpieces, yeah right.

(which he admits was 'disfigured', but still ...)

Unforgiveably ugly pieces of crap, more like. Car parks to boot. Good riddance.

(Not that anything better would necessarily have been built in their places, quite conceivably it was worse. I have no idea what they were replaced with.)

'Brutalism' (a poor label) was and is shit.