Golden Lane leisure centre and tower behind, Barbican Tower in background. Golden Lane Estate, London, United Kingdom. Architect

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Golden Lane, located immediately to the North of the Barbican Estate, is very much the sister complex to the Barbican, with a shared history and similar conceptual approach. The intention was to renew this area of the City of London which had been bombed during World War II, doing so in a radical modernist style influenced by Le Corbusier. Initially established as social housing, many of the Golden Lane properties became privately owned following the right to buy policies introduced in the 80s, the estate is becoming increasingly desirable in the property market over time, with listed status.

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