r/brutalism: A friendly place to discover and appreciate brutalist buildings and architecture. Share photos, read articles, and discuss.

99% of brutalist architecture that isn't major public landmarks is just hostile, antisocial, prison-looking monoliths that completely ruin any chance of fostering community or urban vitality by …

2021年5月18日 · I think the lack of sensitivity to context is both a strength and weakness for brutalism. The scale gives it a sense a monumentality that is often lost in contemporary cities …

For most brutalist buildings I agree, but I think brutalist architecture can work - The best example I have is The Barbican Centre , a housing estate and arts centre in London. It's got almost a …

2022年2月11日 · This time - rougly from the 1940s to the 1970s - coincided with an enormous expansion of the public sector, mass construction of social housing (which was largely built in …

People love to hate on Brutalist architecture to the point where many cities are tearing them down and rebuilding. I think this is a mistake. This is a distinct architectural style with historic value. …

2020年4月20日 · 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 …

2022年12月26日 · Glass is by far the most expensive building material and is the hardest to handle. If it curves or has any funny shape, the price is exponentially higher. That’s really …

2020年7月3日 · Thank you very much! Its graded out of 10. As for the paper, I'm actually a communication and media student, so the paper really isn't particularly architecture heavy :) it …

The Lloyd Plaza buildings on Irving between NE 12th and 16th are great. There was a great a brutalist office building across the street at 1500 NE Irving, but they recently ruined it by …