Luke O’Sullivan on Centre Point, London's empty Brutalist skycraper

Why London’s ‘ghost skyscraper’ is still empty

Luke O’Sullivan made a concise video on Centre Point, a Brutalist skyscraper in Central London. Completed in 1966, it has a pretty chequered past and its present and future look all centre (lol) on one thing: emptiness. This is my favourite Brutalist building but I had no idea of its history so this was an interesting watch.

Perhaps the only good thing to come out of it—although the inspiration could have been avoided—is a homeless charity called Centrepoint, ironically named after the building in response to it being empty while people lived on the street.

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