Apollo Pavilion
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Art of sculpture by Victor Pasmore
The Apollo Pavilion, also known as the Pasmore Pavilion, is a work of public art in the new town of Peterlee in County Durham in the North East of England. Designed by British artist and architect Victor Pasmore, it was completed in 1969.
In December 2011, English Heritage gave the Pavilion a Grade-II* listing.
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The Apollo Pavilion, also known as the Pasmore Pavilion, is a work of public art in the new town of Peterlee in County Durham in the North East of England.
The Apollo Pavilion is key feature of North East Brutalist architecture which has thankfully been preserved for our future generations. The playfulness of the ...
Mar 14, 2024 · The Apollo space missions initiated a new age of wonder: the 1960s was a decade of hope and optimism based on science.
A Brutalist public work of art in Peterlee, designed by British Artist and Architect, Victor Pasmore.
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The idea for the Apollo Pavilion was the culmination of Victor Pasmore's involvement with the planning and design of the new town of Peterlee in County Durham ...
Aug 22, 2021 · A Brutalist monument in the middle of a housing estate by artist Victor Pasmore. Been Here?
A pavillon, designed as an abstract walk-in sculpture built out of cast in situ reinforced concrete. It is a configuration out of plain white concrete cubes.
A work of abstract sculpture which brought together the two disciplines of art and architecture, it was hugely controversial and garnered much local criticism.