Demolishing Brutalist Bradford
Bradford Council’s plans to raze the brutalist Kirkgate Centre represent this future City of Culture’s triumph over its optimistic, modernist past.
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Matt Tempest is a freelance journalist in Berlin, and Bradfordian. He was formerly a political correspondent for the Guardian, and authored the 20th Century Berlin Architecture Map with photographer Simon Phipps. He tweets at @MattTempest.
Bradford Council’s plans to raze the brutalist Kirkgate Centre represent this future City of Culture’s triumph over its optimistic, modernist past.