But it's not only preservationists and Brutalism fans who argue strongly for saving the concrete monsters. Environmentalists also calling for a move towards repurposing or renovating rather than ...

If you’ve seen a large building made entirely out of concrete built sometime between the 1950s and 1970s, you’ve probably seen the style of architecture known as brutalism. People have a lot ...

But this paradoxical relationship is part of the appeal, hence the buzz around the term eco-brutalism at the moment. Drape concrete in lush green foliage and it takes on new qualities, softening ...

Big concrete monolithic buildings, comparatively rare in London, were the ones that really caught his eye, beginning with the Art Moderne bathhouse at Jacob Riis Park. It was autumn, he says ...

It refers to an emerging movement that incorporates the tenets of brutalism – exposed materials, functional, largely concrete-based – and principles of sustainable building; mainly the integration of ...

Socialist nations in the 1960s and 1970s quickly jumped on the brutalism trend, using the unpretentious aesthetic of concrete to symbolize equality and a rejection of the bourgeois. Drawing on these ...

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 ...

Created between the 1950s and 1970s, brutalist buildings are defined by its use of exposed concrete and a minimalist design. Many people hate brutalism, though architects have an appreciation for it.

Philippine brutalism is having a quiet revival. Brutalist architecture and concrete finishes are in vogue again. Walls are being left unpainted – on purpose! Buildings once dismissed as eyesores are ...

The aesthetic is associated with boxy, concrete monoliths. But fans say it can also be expressive and forceful. Local examples of brutalism abound, from Journal Square in Jersey City to the former ...

(The Oscars air at 7 p.m., March 2 on ABC). You've seen the buildings: boxy, unadorned, often featuring exposed, naked concrete. Brutalism gets its moniker from the French phrases "béton brut ...