However, by then, Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier had already laid its foundation. Brutalism flourished from the 1950s to the 1970s, and its monolithic aesthetics were showcased in public ...

Brutalism, which flourished from the 1950s ... The Swiss-French architect and artist known as Le Corbusier built the Convent ...

The Hoover Building “reimagined” by a Gensler design team (2012), from the Capital Brutalism exhibit (Photo: Courtesy of Gensler) Neither of these exhibits provides an adequate idea of the impact Le ...

One of its pioneers was Franco-Swiss architect Le Corbusier, who was commissioned ... that function like self-contained ...

We explore all that, below. Brutalism is about embracing organic principles. "Le Corbusier, a Swiss-French architect whose work laid the foundation for Brutalism, saw architecture as more than ...

Brutalism in Europe is often associated with housing projects, such as Le Corbusier's Unité d'Habitation in Marseille, ...