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

Concrete, the primary medium of most brutalist architecture I've seen, seems to discolor quickly and buildings with this as an external facade tend to look "dirty" and run down. The excessive …

Feb 11, 2022 · Far too often, people seem to pick whatever newish architecture they personally find "ugly," or any building that appears to use a lot of unfinished concrete, and then they'll …

But I think there’s a huge difference between thoughtful and elegant brutalist pieces like the Barbican and Boston City Hall and what might be called “accidental” brutalism in structures …

Brutalist architecture is a style of architecture that is characterised by minimalist constructions that showcase the bare building materials and structural elements over decorative design. It …

Sep 18, 2020 · Control is the clearest example by far. Fallout 3 has extensive scenes in the Brutalist Washington metro, but I wouldn’t say that Brutalism informs the game in any way. A …

May 18, 2021 · Maybe it's a good brutalist piece of architecture to architects, I don't know, but as a student who actually had to suffer with that building for five years, I can say that from the …

Dec 9, 2021 · Today, brutalist buildings seem pretty universally hated by the people who live and work in them. Why were so many of them built in the 50s-70s? Was it just a cost-saving …

You could start with the « Atlas Of Brutalist Architecture », published by Phaidon Press. More than 850 buildings presented over nearly 570 pages. A bit pricey, but it’s an excellent reference …

Brutalism is personally one of my favorite styles. It makes me genuinely happy to see such buildings. I get in some sort of dream like state being in brutalist spaces. Ofcourse it never …