Living, Dining, Bedroom

Today's images were taken whilst I was waiting from my brother to finish our weekly food shop - we normally do this together but due to the present Covid restrictions it is recommended that you currently only allow one member of the household to carry this out.
The main image is part of the outside of the shopping centre we go to each Sunday. It is a typical 70's design with a small precinct of shops surrounding an open central courtyard.
It has the characteristics of brutalist architecture being a minimalist construction that showcases the bare building materials and structural elements over decorative design - using mostly exposed concrete and brick. I'm a real converted fan of this type of architecture (I like it's honesty and simplicity) but it's popularity has declined steadily since the late 1970's - often being described as cold or soulless - but there is a growing movement amongst architects and local communities to save and preserve these types of buildings. Whilst they do still divide opinion I feel they are so much more interesting than the majority of new developments, which I think commit the cardinal sin of being boring (most of them look almost exactly the same - no matter what town or city they are in).
The extra represents another aspect of British life - our supposed love of a queue. I think this may well have dissipated considerably (or disappeared altogether!) during the pandemic - I know, like most people, I have spent hours standing in queues in all weathers over the last year.