Trellick Tower is one of the most famous pieces of council architecture in London. But the 31-storey concrete tower block is also one of the ugliest buildings in the capital. Built in the brutalist style by architect Erno Goldf inger, its design was meant to help bring residents together and create a sense of community. However, the reality was a different. Trellick developed a reputation for crime and antisocial behaviour. In fact, when it was completed in the seventies, the social problems caused by high-rise tower blocks were beginning to dawn on local authorities - but it was already too late. Ultimately, Trellick Tower was a social experiment that failed.
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