I adore brutal architecture, so here’s a selection of some of my favourites, including the former Civic Centre in Sunderland (now demolished), The Pennine Tower, and Peterlee’s Apollo Pavilion.
![](https://i0.wp.com/www.mariegardiner.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Apollo-Pavillion-2-with-border-1024x682.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/www.mariegardiner.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Ceremony-Suite-Civic-Centre-black-and-white-2-with-border-1024x678.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/www.mariegardiner.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/The-Pennine-Tower-Forton-Services-2-with-border-1024x745.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/www.mariegardiner.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Apollo-Pavillion-3-with-border-1024x682.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/www.mariegardiner.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Ceremony-Suite-Civic-Centre-black-and-white-3-with-border-1024x708.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/www.mariegardiner.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/The-Pennine-Tower-Forton-Services-with-border-739x1024.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/www.mariegardiner.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Civic-Centre-4-with-border-1024x738.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/www.mariegardiner.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Apollo-Pavillion-4-with-border-1024x682.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/www.mariegardiner.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Ceremony-Suite-Civic-Centre-black-and-white-with-border-1024x672.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/www.mariegardiner.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Civic-Centre-1-with-border-1024x714.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/www.mariegardiner.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Pennine-Tower-Forton-Services-with-border-682x1024.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/www.mariegardiner.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Civic-Centre-2-with-border-1024x719.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/www.mariegardiner.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Apollo-Pavillion-1-with-border-1024x682.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/www.mariegardiner.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Civic-Centre-3-with-border-1024x721.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/www.mariegardiner.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Forton-Services-from-over-road-with-border-1024x682.jpg?ssl=1)
I adore brutal architecture, so here’s a selection of some of my favourites, including the former Civic Centre in Sunderland (now demolished), The Pennine Tower, and Peterlee’s Apollo Pavilion.