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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 creating a cultural dead space where nothing can grow. It's like taking a patch of forest and spraying it with pesticides so all the plants die.

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 retro-futuristic look about it, there's loads of interesting open areas, nooks and raised walkways inside and outside, plenty of greenery including a ...

May 18, 2021 · 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 where buildings are either packed tightly together, becoming a blended mass of disparate styles and programs or are looming towers that (often) lack of identity (due to the sameness of …

Feb 11, 2022 · 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 a Brutalist or Brutalist-adjacent style), and a general zeitgeist in favor of the interests of Labor and the working class over those of Capital and the private sector, or at ...

Dec 26, 2022 · 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 where the value of modern architecture comes from, in the extreme cost of the materials. The materials used in traditional architecture are comparatively dirt cheap.

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 painting the bare concrete. Outside of Portland there are some great brutalist buildings: Milwaukie Key Bank. Salem Civic Center. Lane County Public Service ...

Apr 20, 2020 · 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 bold, minimalist constructions that showcase the bare …

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. A lot of these buildings would look so much better if they simply cleaned their …

Brutalist architecture. Brutalist architecture is an architectural style that emerged during the 1950s in the United Kingdom, among the reconstruction projects of the post-war era. Brutalist buildings are characterised by minimalist constructions that showcase the bare building materials and structural elements over decorative design.