Instead of hiding materials behind decorative finishes and ornamentation, Brutalism puts its building blocks front and center ...
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Brutalism Interior Design
Brutalism in interior design, derived from the French term “béton brut” meaning raw concrete, represents a bold and uncompromising approach to aesthetics that emerged in the mid-20th century.
Brutalism, which flourished from the 1950s ... Their buildings, he explained, exhibited three simple traits: an easily visible interior plan, direct expression of structure, and building materials ...
Its raw concrete exterior, modular design and cavernous interior spaces contrast starkly ... approach of exposed concrete construction." Brutalism in Europe is often associated with housing ...
Hotel Capitolo Riviera in Genoa, designed by Parisotto + Formenton, is an oasis of well-being set in the landscape of the ...
When critics of brutalism are at their most brutal, they point to Boston City Hall and rest their case. Fans especially love the interior, with its soaring spaces and intricate Orwellian theatrics.
The exposed, poured-in-place “raw” concrete—béton brut—of which they were wholly or partially constructed accounts for “brutalism,” the name by which the architectural craze these buildings launched ...
As a part of GW’s expansion of the Foggy Bottom Campus during the 1970s, the architecture firm Mills, Petticord and Mills ...
His contempt for brutalism isn’t surprising, given that it is mostly associated with 1960s-era government and university buildings, hotbeds of resistance to the MAGA program. Hollywood loves ...
Winner: Architecture photograph of the year. Unknown Brutalist Architecture in Hong Kong by Brutalism Hong Kong Research Group. Judges comments: "Sparking conversation about the juxtaposition ...
Brutalism might be one of the most controversial design styles out there. This isn't necessarily surprising, as this architectural style can look cold and uninviting (picture massive sculptural ...