Menu

Brutalism

New talk Brilliantly Brutal to look at Preston Bus Station

Preston Bus Station Pic: Tony Worrall A new talk titled Brilliantly Brutal will take a look at Preston Bus Station. Michael Akers will discuss the love/hate fascination with the 1960s brutalist building at the event on […]

11 months ago
Preston Bus Station project lands Civic Trust award

The parade finished by the Bus Station Pic: Michael Porter Photography A Preston Bus Station project led by two architects has landed a special award from The Civic Trust. A redevelopment that ran from 2015 to 2018 included a new public […]

3 years ago
Preston Bus Station lands top preservation award

Preston Bus Station is the latest place for an InstaMeet Pic: Tony Worrall A global heritage fund has awarded Preston Bus Station with a top preservation accolade. The station has received the World Monuments Fund/Knoll Modernism Prize, which recognises architects, designers, and preservationists […]

3 years ago
Brutalist beauty: Preston Bus Station on BBC4

The Bus Station and car park are in the brutalist style of architecture, popular in the 1960s Love it or loath it, the Bus Station will not go away. The latest examination of 1960’s concrete art or brutalist architecture that includes PBS will feature as part of […]

11 years ago
Most Discussed Most Read
Preston in pictures Leafy path in Avenham Park'Worn' benchFylde 22 - 20 Preston Grasshoppers-7329.jpgLook what the Storms have swept in....Preston docks outer gates hold back recent flood debris (including 2 dead sheep) 16th February 2014 ©Look what the Storms have swept in....Preston docks outer gates hold back recent flood debris (including 2 dead sheep) 16th February 2014 ©River Ribble seen from Preston Dock 'Bull Nose' looking West towards the Town centre in winter sunshine on 16th February 2016 ©Bus Station @ PrestonPreston Bus Station Square View more
Advertisement
Subscribe to the newsletter

Sign up below to receive Blog Preston's email newsletter. It wings its way into inboxes every Sunday and Wednesday rounding up our top stories and more.

Advertisement
News by location

Find news by location, select an area of your choice to be kept up to date with the latest goings on.

The Preston Guide

Discover local businesses and services near you.

Advertisement
Categories

Find news by category, select an category of your choice to be kept up to date with the latest goings on.

Blog Preston email updates

Receive our digest of the biggest and best stories every Sunday to your email inbox

We respect your privacy and you can unsubscribe at any time from our emails