Few architectural styles provoke as much debate as Brutalism. Once seen as stark and imposing, its unapologetic use of raw concrete and geometric forms is now experiencing a renaissance.

Brutalism in interior design, derived from the French term “béton brut” meaning raw concrete, represents a bold and uncompromising approach to aesthetics that emerged in the mid-20th century.

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. Hollywood loves ...

The exposed, poured-in-place “raw” concrete—béton brut—of which they were wholly or partially constructed accounts for “brutalism,” the name by which the architectural craze these buildings launched ...

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Le Corbusier's Cité Radieuse is supported by massive concrete pilingsImage: MERCIER Serge/picture alliance Brutalism continues to influence international architecture, with contemporary ...

But fans say it can also be expressive and forceful. Local examples of brutalism abound, from Journal Square in Jersey City to the former Whitney Museum in Manhattan and college buildings in ...

Winner: Architecture photograph of the year. Unknown Brutalist Architecture in Hong Kong by Brutalism Hong Kong Research Group. Judges comments: "Sparking conversation about the juxtaposition ...