In the United Kingdom, brutalism was featured in the design of utilitarian, low-cost social housing influenced by socialist principles and soon spread to other regions around the world, most notably Eastern Europe. The style, as developed by architects such as the Smithsons, Hungarian-born Ernő Goldfinger, and the British firm Chamberlin, Powell & Bon, was partly foreshadowed by the modernist work of other architects such as French-Swiss Le Corbusier, Estonian-American Louis Kahn, German-American Mies van der Rohe, and Finnish Alvar Aalto. ![]() The style was further popularised in a 1955 essay by architectural critic Reyner Banham, who also associated the movement with the French phrases béton brut ("raw concrete") and art brut ("raw art"). Derived from the Swedish phrase nybrutalism, the term "new brutalism" was first used by British architects Alison and Peter Smithson for their pioneering approach to design. ĭescending from the modernist movement, brutalism is said to be a reaction against the nostalgia of architecture in the 1940s. The style commonly makes use of exposed, unpainted concrete or brick, angular geometric shapes and a predominantly monochrome colour palette other materials, such as steel, timber, and glass, are also featured. Brutalist buildings are characterised by minimalist constructions that showcase the bare building materials and structural elements over decorative design. ![]() Bottom row: Robarts Library Barbican Centre Alexandra Road Estate.īrutalist architecture is an architectural style that emerged during the 1950s in the United Kingdom, among the reconstruction projects of the post-war era but commonly known for its presence in post-war communist nations. Middle row: Royal National Theatre in London Boston City Hall khrushchyovka-style housing in Saint Petersburg. Top row: Park Hill flats in Sheffield, England Soviet-era housing in Talnakh, Russia Teresa Carreño Cultural Complex in Caracas, Venezuela.
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