London Brutalism Walk – FULLY BOOKED
London Brutalism Walk
Saturday 30 May 2026
Start time/place: 11:00am/Southbank Centre, by the yellow staircase leading to Queen Elizabeth Hall Roof Garden, SE1 8XZ
Finish time/place: 13:00pm/UCL Institute of Education, WC1H 0AL
Approx 2 hours, walking 4.5 km/2.8 miles
FULLY BOOKED, NEW DATES WILL BE ADDED SOON.
Join us on the first trial of our new outreach programme Architecture Style Walks. Five fun, engaging walks (Art Deco, Modernism, Brutalism, Postmodernism and High-Tech) will explore key buildings of each style in London. You’ll learn the context in which they were built and hear interesting facts and anecdotes you can share with your friends in the pub later. The walks are very much aimed at the general public and will be repeated several times a year.
Explore London’s Brutalist architecture with popular tour leader Philip Downer. Starting with the celebrated Southbank Centre and National Theatre, we’ll head across the river to see some lesser-known concrete buildings on the Strand. This will be followed by the stunning Space House and similarly impressive Imperial Hotel. The walk will finish at the colossal SOAS and UCL Education block. If there’s time, Brunswick Centre might make an appearance too.
Philip Downer runs sought-after walks for C20 and Highgate Cemetery. He runs a popular Instagram account @philip.downer.
Regular ticket: £19.50
C20 Members: £15.50
Young C20*, Students**: £12.50
*For Young C20 members, please email lukas@c20society.org.uk to secure a place.
**For student pricing please select from the dropdown option next to ‘membership number’ on the booking form below.
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The Twentieth Century Society is an IHBC (Institute of Historic Building conservation) recognised CPD provider and is a registered charity, no 1110244.
Above: Grade II* listed National Theatre by Denys Lasdun & Partners (1976), London. Photo by Lukas Novotny.