The movement prioritized function over ornamentation, favoring utilitarian materials and honest, unadorned structures. By the 1980s, Brutalism fell out of favor. It was criticized as cold ...

If you move in architecture circles, chances are you’ve heard the term ‘eco-brutalism’ floating around. It refers to an emerging movement that incorporates the tenets of brutalism – exposed materials, ...

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 ...

Art History There’s More to Brutalism Than Meets the Eye. The radical and often misunderstood movement held social values at its core.

Hard agree. Brutalism isn’t trying to be something it’s not, which is respectable especially when compared to the fugly carbon-copied “luxury” apartment buildings that keep poppin’ up like zits and ...

The brutalist movement was popular from the 1950s to the mid-'70s and most often institutionally commissioned—many brutalist structures are schools, churches, public housing, and government ...

Why architects appreciate brutalism, ... Person says brutalism is a style of modernism, a movement that appealed to architects and designers because of its material honesty and lack of ornamentation.

Historically, cinema has invoked the architectural movement as an easy shorthand for villainy. ... Corbet and Mona Fastvold’s script is also engaged with Brutalism and its emotional valences.

"The Brutalist" is a nearly four-hour historical drama starring Adrien Brody as celebrated architect László Tóth. Here's what's real in the new movie.

The movement gained prominence in the architecture world in the 1960s and into the 1970s, but fell out of favor — partially because it’s not conventionally “pretty,” and partially because ...