Since Brutalism eschews ornamentation, texture becomes a critical design element. Rough concrete surfaces, brushed metals, and unfinished wood add depth and visual interest.

Concrete was perfect for this. The new trend that began to develop in the mid-1950s quickly gained the name of brutalism. Its most famous representatives ... They argued that the natural texture of ...

Capital Brutalism focuses on eight structures ... and Le Corbusier’s towering influence led him to erect brutalist buildings in concrete textured with vertical “corduroy” striations. These include ...

As a part of GW’s expansion of the Foggy Bottom Campus during the 1970s, the architecture firm Mills, Petticord and Mills ...

Some are fascinated by Brutalism's simple geometric shapes and raw, exposed concrete — while others can't stand it. What makes this architectural style so divisive? That name comes not from the ...

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 ...

Fast-forward a few decades, however, and it's back as a desired stylistic pose—or perhaps a concrete bunker in which we can all take shelter. Brutalism is the techno music of architecture ...

His contempt for brutalism isn’t surprising ... (The term comes from the French for raw concrete, béton brut, and has nothing to do with brutality.) Its monumental forms are meant to convey ...

(Rhode Island PBS) What’s true is that UMass Dartmouth is one of America’s largest and most unified expressions of Brutalism ... enclosed Rudolph’s textured concrete inside a glass box ...

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