Since Brutalism eschews ornamentation, texture becomes a critical design element. Rough concrete surfaces, brushed metals, and unfinished wood add depth and visual interest.

Soane’s detailed study of a skeletal wooden bridge in Switzerland sits below a pencil drawing of an elegant concrete footbridge by structural ... are a “hook” to lure aficionados of PoMo or Brutalism ...

Designer Jason Saft took one of the bedrooms in this airy New York loft and transformed it into a cosy snug. A tomato red ...

Le Corbusier's Cité Radieuse is supported by massive concrete pilingsImage: MERCIER Serge/picture alliance Brutalism continues to influence international architecture, with contemporary ...

These priorities are demonstrated through Brutalism's reliance on exposed concrete, modularity, and minimal ornamentation. The unadorned materiality promoted an expression of honesty and ...

A Modernist subgenre popular in the United States especially in the 1960s and ’70s, Brutalism is typically defined by poured concrete, blockiness and a minimalist ethos, emphasizing functionality.

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 ...

With ten Oscar nominations, The Brutalist has reignited the debate over the legacy of brutalism. The polarising architectural style was shaped by post-war hopes for a better future. But it was also, ...

BROWN / AFP Brutalism is a polarizing design style that emerged in the 1950s post-war reconstruction of Europe. It is recognizable for its exposed, unembellished concrete, and giant, bold ...