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Chamberlin, Powell and Bon was a British firm of architects. They are best known for having designed the Barbican Estate in central London.
Jul 12, 2016 · A housing scheme put forward by Chamberlin, Powell and Bon in 1955 offered an opportunity to reverse the population decline by enticing new residents into this void in the City. Save this...
The post-war complex was designed in the 1950s by British firm Chamberlin, Powell and Bon – a team of three young architects who had recently established their reputation by winning the the 1951...
Chamberlin Powell & Bon soon established themselves as one of the leading architectural practices in post-war Britain. It was an innovative practice for the time: architects, engineers and surveyors worked together in the same office. They were heavily influenced by Le Courbusier and the principles of Modernism.
Designed by three young architects, Peter Chamberlin, Geoffry Powell and Christoph Bon, after the Second World War devastated the City of London. The design for the estate began in the 1950s when the city was undergoing a significant housing crisis.
Chamberlin, Powell and Bon were one of the most important modernist architectural firms in post-war Britain. The practice was founded in 1952 by Geoffry Powell (1920-1999), Peter (known as Joe) Chamberlin (1919-1978) and Christoph Bon (1921-1999), following Powell's win in the 1951 architectural competition for the Golden Lane Estate.
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Working with a site almost completely razed by the Blitz, the Barbican’s architects, Chamberlain, Powell and Bon, seized the opportunity to propose a radical transformation of how we live in buildings and cities.
