page_title: Alison and Peter Smithson
section_title: Unbuilt proposals
hierarchical_section_title: Alison and Peter Smithson / Unbuilt proposals
caption_attribution_description: the economist building, london 1959-1964. Architects: peter and alison smithson (1923-2003 &amp; 1928-1993).
context_page_description: Alison Margaret Smithson and Peter Denham Smithson were English architects who together formed an architectural partnership, and are often associated with the New Brutalism.
context_section_description: Their unbuilt schemes include:
  Coventry Cathedral unsuccessful competition entry, 1951
  Golden Lane Estate unsuccessful competition entry, 1952
  Sheffield University, unsuccessful competition entry
  Hauptstadt, unsuccessful competition entry, 1957
  British Embassy, Brasília, competition-winning design, unbuilt due to financial constraints, 1961
caption: The Economist building, London
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