New exhibition celebrates University’s ’brutal and beautiful’ buildings

New exhibition celebrates University's 'brutal and beautiful' buildings. The University of Sussex features in a new exhibition opening in London today (Wednesday 25 September) that celebrates England's most brutal and beautiful post-war architecture. Organised by English Heritage, ' Brutal and Beautiful: Saving the 20th Century ' includes a number of listed buildings on the University campus that were designed by Sir Basil Spence in the 1960s. The exhibition, which takes place at the Wellington Arch , highlights the best examples of architecture from 1945 to the 1980s. Falmer House; Arts A and Arts B; Pevensey I; and Chichester I are among the architectural treasures 'Brutal and Beautiful' covers. The Meeting House and the Gardner Arts Centre (now known as the Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts) also feature. The exhibition also incorporates photography and video s with architects and clients of listed buildings to explore what makes the post-war era special and why the buildings shown are worthy of protection.