Details at the Barbican Estate, London, 2025

A sunlit shot of balconies covered with shutters on a curved building at the Barbican Estate. Most of the shutters are closed, but on the floor which is in the middle of the shot, several of them are open to differing degrees.
A sunlit ground-level shot of the corner of one of the towers at the Barbican Estate. In the centre of the image, the inflecting shape of the concrete balconies is captured. Several floors in the middle of the bulding are visible.
A ground-level shot of one of the concrete towers at the Barbican Estate. Many floors repeat up towards the top of the image, with the shapes of balconies visible.
Close up of 4 concrete balconies, with blue metal and glass balustrades. Behind each, are some rectangular brown windows and bright red doors. The shot is taken from ground level, looking up at the balconies, filling the image geometrically.
A shot of the Barbian Estate, with multiple parts of it visible. In the foreground, on the left, the edge of one of the buildings with corridors and stairways visible, as well as a concrete ventilation shaft on the right. Across the middle of the shot, a covered glass walkway. In the back, another concrete shaft and the conservatory.
A multi-coloured contraption for holding bike locks, mounted against a red wall. It has several sections, all of different colours, with labels in different fonts and of different ages. Some have bike locks attached to them.
Front-on close up of the Seddon House at the Barbican Estate, focusing on the ground floor and the 4 floors above that.
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