Perhaps the most famous Brutalist building in the United States is the J. Edgar Hoover Building. Brutalist architecture is characterized by raw concrete walls, imposing geometrism and repetition, ...
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 ...
In Providence, a small number of its Brutalist Buildings are still standing. Brutalism, a style of architecture popularized in the 1950s and 60s, is fading in many parts of the country. In Providence, ...
After World War II, the Franco-Swiss architect who went by the name of Le Corbusier erected brazenly expressionistic buildings, including an 18-floor Marseilles housing project and a hilltop ...
On Thursday, Jan. 23, the nominations for the 97th Oscars were announced, and we have opinions. Here are picks and predictions from some of our Arts and Culture editors and staff. Perhaps the most ...
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 ...
Review: The term brutalism is used to describe an architectural style, popular in the mid to late 20th century, in which a building's construction materials and methods form the design aesthetic -they ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover creative people, places and projects around the world. Hulking raw concrete, impossibly rigid lines and an undeniable ...
UMass Dartmouth is tucked away in the forest of a historic New England town, but the buildings here defy most people’s expectations of what college is supposed to look like. The main green’s sprawling ...
The polarizing architectural style is at the heart of the Oscar-nominated film, but also widely misunderstood. The aesthetic is associated with boxy, concrete monoliths. But fans say it can also be ...