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  1. Jan 29, 2024 · What is Brutalist architecture? Brutalist architecture is a style of architecture that emerged in the 1950s and grew out of the modernist style. It is characterized by simple, block-like forms and the extensive use of exposed concrete as the primary building material.

  2. 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.

  3. Jul 12, 2023 · Brutalist architecture is a style of building design developed in the 1950s in the United Kingdom following World War II. With an emphasis on construction and raw materials, the aesthetic...

  4. Sep 7, 2023 · Brutalism is a style of architecture that lasted from the 1950s to the 1970s, characterized by simple, block-like, hulking concrete structures. Emerging from the modernist movement of the late 19th century to the mid-20th century, it originated in England and spread to the rest of the world shortly after.

  5. Dec 22, 2023 · When it comes to easy-to-spot styles, brutalist architecture is one of the few that come to mind. After all, it’s simple in both appearance and composition: block-like concrete structures...

  6. Brutalism was a movement in modern architecture responsible for some of the most striking building designs of the twentieth century. But its achievements also proved shocking and controversial, partly because of its emphasis on the use of unfinished concrete for exterior surfaces.

  7. Jun 22, 2021 · Brutalist architecture—a mid-century style of imposing, modular structures using raw concrete— made its mark as a way to house mass amounts of people economically.

  8. Brutalism is a style with an emphasis on materials, textures and construction, producing highly expressive forms. Seen in the work of Le Corbusier from the late 1940s with the Unité d’Habitation in Marseilles, the term was first used by Alison Smithson in 1953 for an unexecuted project for a house in Colville Place, Soho in which she ...

  9. Brutalist architecture, or brutalism as it is sometimes called, is an architectural style that emerged internationally in the mid-twentieth century, gaining popularity in the 1950s and continuing until the 1980s.

  10. Sep 10, 2014 · Brutalism: one of the 20th century's most controversial architecture movements is back in vogue with design fans as nostalgia mixes with a new-found respect for its socialist principals.