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Madrid, Spain

Former British Embassy in Madrid

Madrid, Spain

Former British Embassy in Madrid
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The Former British Embassy in Madrid, completed in 1966, exemplifies the stark geometric language of Brutalist architecture. Designed by W. S. Bryant and Luis Blanco Soler, the building stands as a characteristic product of mid-twentieth-century diplomatic architecture, when bold concrete forms and fortress-like aesthetics reflected both modernist ideals and the security concerns of Cold War-era embassies. Its unadorned surfaces and monumental massing are typical of the Brutalist style that dominated institutional building during this period.

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