Brutalism has a bad name. That may be, in part, because it is a bad name. This polarizing architectural style of the 1950s and '60s is the subject of the the film "The Brutalist," nominated for 10 ...

“Spectacular size and complete focus across the screen,” announced a promotional advertisement in 1954. “The ultimate in film presentation that will thrill all your senses and touch all your emotions.

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Those are the second and third lines spoken in the 1949 film version of Ayn Rand’s “The Fountainhead,” adapted by Rand, contractually protected from studio meddling, from her 1943 bestseller about the ...

There’s no better feeling than checking into a beautiful hotel. With the chores of regular life having been stripped away, a good hotel offers an escape from reality; a way to disconnect and the ...

From sidewalks to highways to entire buildings, concrete covers our city. It’s cold, uncomfortable to sit on and dull in color. Still, concrete is beautiful. My love for this cementitious building ...

“The making of a good building,” observed architect Frank Lloyd Wright, “is a great moral performance.” Like many notable quotes about architecture, it speaks to grandeur, permanence, scale. One ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Some viewers of “The Brutalist” are probably getting their first taste of Brutalism, the architectural style that gives the film its name. The film, which has been nominated for 10 ...

Love him or hate him, Donald Trump has a point: brutalism is “unpopular.” Last month the president and former luxury real estate developer issued an executive order calling for future federal ...

At first look, traditional brutalist architecture doesn't feel like an easy fit with plants and nature. But this paradoxical relationship is part of the appeal, hence the buzz around the term ...

‘’The making of a good building,’’ observed architect Frank Lloyd Wright, ‘’is a great moral performance.’’ Like many notable quotes about architecture, it speaks to grandeur, permanence, scale. One ...