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May 18, 2021 · The biggest problem with Brutalism, besides the fact how hard it is to get it right - is how individualistic it, how removed from context by its nature. It is extremely hard to fit it into an existing …

Feb 11, 2022 · Brutalism, and Modernism more generally, was predicated on the idea that architects should abandon the ornamention and aesthetic formulas of past architectural traditions, which were …

Eco-brutalism: when angular concrete meets the wonder of nature – in pictures On her @brutalistplants Instagram page, Olivia Broome collects photographs that combine the angular shapes of raw …

Dec 9, 2021 · Today, brutalist buildings seem pretty universally hated by the people who live and work in them. Why were so many of them built in the 50s-70s? Was it just a cost-saving method, or did …

Brutalism / metabolism was the last time architecture was a truly public endeavor, ever since private interests have been on the rise. Of course this is a very textured history to unpack and I could go on …

What's everyone's favorite Brutalism book? My local libraries are a little thin on the subject, so I was thinking of buying one. I know I could just Google them, but it's nice to have an easy to grab …

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Apr 20, 2020 · Brutalist architecture, or Brutalism, is a style of modernist architecture which emerged in the mid-20th century and gained popularity in the late 1950s. It is characterized by bold, minimalist …

Brutalism is the physical representation of the 20th century's heavy urbanization and concern for growth and scientific progress. Brutalist buildings unlike, say, Edwardian buildings were not meant to make …