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Park Hill is one of the seven hills on which Sheffield is built. It is south of the River Don , and to the east of the River Sheaf . The estate is on steeply rising land the lower slopes, it is upwind of the former heavily polluting industrial areas of the Don Valley.
Streets in the sky. Park Hill is a council housing estate in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. It was built between 1957 and 1962 and designed by the architects Ivor Smith and Jack Lynn. The estate was inspired by the Unité d'habitation, a housing building in Marseille, France designed by the Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier and completed in 1952.
Jan 27, 2017 · Social Housing. United Kingdom. AD Classics: Park Hill Estate / Jack Lynn and Ivor Smith. Written by Bart Bryant-Mole. Share. From its hilltop vantage point in the east end of Sheffield,...
Brutalism: to kick off a series of building studies looking back at classic Brutalist buildings from around the world, we revisit Park Hill – the housing estate that brought "streets in the sky...
Streets in the Sky. Park Hill is a Brutalist, concrete icon, and the largest listed building in Europe. Standing proudly at the top of hill overlooking Sheffield city centre Park Hill was a utopian vision, created in 1961 to create a new community for families. Its distinctive ‘streets in the sky’ – spaces outside each home that were wide ...
Park Hill is a Grade II* listed building in Sheffield, United Kingdom. Built between 1957 and 1961, Park Hill attracts considerable architectural and social history interest. Following a period of decline and neglect, Park Hill is currently undergoing a striking redevelopment and entering a new phase in its history.
Mar 7, 2007 · Park Hill flats behind Sheffield station are Britain's biggest Grade II* listed building. They've been called a crumbling eyesore, streets in the sky and the most ambitious inner city...
