In the architecture world, it's all about the re-appreciation of brutalism. The revival has been relatively swift—the verdict ...
Brutalist architecture, known for its raw concrete, geometric forms and imposing presence, has gained a renewed interest in the modern age of social media and more recently through the film The ...
Harry Weese’s stations for Washington’s Metro subway system are vaulted spaces with coffer-like rectangular recesses meant to harmonize with Washington’s classical architecture. Not exactly what you’d ...
But Brutalism isn’t just about architecture anymore ... It was criticized as cold, oppressive, and emblematic of urban decay. Many of the style's most quintessential buildings faced neglect ...
“You don’t matter. Wear a mask, you’re all the same. Ugly architecture, Brutalist architecture.” The style, he said, “was designed to send that message, not to uplift, but to oppress.
Dallas begins landmarking process for City Hall Mark Lamster on why brutalist civic architecture is worth saving. It’s a dopey, cartoonish vision — why exactly do we need transparent orbs to f ...
His contempt for brutalism isn’t surprising, given that it is mostly associated with 1960s-era government and university buildings, hotbeds of resistance to the MAGA program.
The Cite Radieuse was just the beginning. Well into the 1970s, brutalist architecture dominated new construction worldwide. Concrete was affordable, and the unadorned forms meant a relatively ...
I should be happy. It is exceedingly rare to have a major Hollywood film take architecture as its central subject, and this ...
As “The Brutalist” heads into Oscar night with 10 nominations, Hollywood is clamoring for its next big architecture hit. Our illustrator has some ideas. By Michael Lukk Litwak Viewership ...
Surprisingly, almost no Brutalist architecture appears in “The Brutalist” – until the audience glimpses Toth’s completed masterpiece at the end of the three-and-a-half-hour film.
MANILA, Philippines — Brady Corbet's "The Brutalist" is among the frontrunners ... epic about the American dream through the lens of architecture. Speaking of architecture, the production ...