Comments on: Tricorn Centre – Owen Luder, Portsmouth

By: Adam Hart Dyke

Adam Hart Dyke — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:31:30 +0000

I met Owen Luder at a Christmas bash last night – he is a friend of a friend. Upon leaving, his parting cheer was “I’m a concrete man!”. Priceless!! Also, he’s bloody chipper for 83.

By: S L B

S L B — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 21:35:50 +0000

Dave do you have any more details or is it best to contact Nesbits direct? Which sign is it do you know?
Fascinating buiding.

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:55:01 +0000

the “tricorn shopcentre” sign is in nesbits of portsmouths next auction

By: Nicolle

Nicolle — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 14:26:34 +0000

There are some building that are in the history and urban culture of a city and when it’s destroyed a part of the town charm is gone.

By: celia clark

celia clark — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:53:55 +0000

Now the Tricorn has won the Rubble Club’s Ball and Chain – read all about the building’s design, construction, life and death; The Tricorn. The Life and Death of a Sixties Icon.
£19.99 from tricornbooks.co.uk, 8 Florence Road, Southsea, PO5 2NE….
Ideal Christmas present…..!!!

By: Gail Baird

Gail Baird — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:22:00 +0000

We have just designed and published the definitive book about this building
The Tricorn Life and Death of a Sixties Icon by Celia Clark & Robert Cook.

For further information and to order your copy contact:
Gail Baird, 131 Design, gail.baird@131design.org 02392 736271
or visit: http://www.tricornbooks.co.uk

By: neville

neville — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:07:58 +0000

I grew up with it, lived with it and studied architecture not very far away from it. Its first error was that within 2 years of completion the size of lorry’s on the roads increased and the larger lorries could not manage the spiral ramps. I still have a fondness for it to the extent that i commissioned some photos before it was demolished.

By: Simon

Simon — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:07:09 +0000

You’re right, if by Brutalism at its best, you mean encouraging drunken thuggery and muggings.

The Tricorn just did not work, it was badly lit and uninviting for most of the year, while the summer sun showed how really grim it was and made the shops intolerably hot.

In a way, I became rather fond of the Tricorn once I knew I’d never have to go in there again. There were elements and intentions I really liked.

That said, there were times I wished I was rich enough to buy the whole place and turn it into a school of architecture – can you think of a better place to learn the profession?

By: Sarah Howard

Sarah Howard — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:31:07 +0000

Such a shame – it was in a bad state of disrepair but I feel it could have been sympathetically restored to provide us with a gleaming example of Brutalism at its best

By: matt pilling

matt pilling — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:30:11 +0000

I agree!
I recently argued a similar case for the Luder carpark in Gateshead…
excellent and iconic structure…
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3086/3164494696_68f9b83624.jpg?v=0