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It's not in a grey area, it's unambiguously horrible

Some feedback, if you want it: your introduction should give us some basic details before heading into the history. Where exactly is this structure? When was it made? Why is it abandoned (?) now? The history of how we got "here" becomes a little tedious when we don't know when, where, and what "here" is. Eight minutes in, I stopped and went back to the beginning because I thought I was missing something.

In Colorado, where I grew up, there were two notable examples of Brutalism. One, the Denver Art Museum, is in my mind an example of the very worst of the type. Monstrously ugly in proportions and detail. Cumbersome, heavy, monolithic. One could argue that it's not "brutalism" in a strict sense, but in most major respects it may as well be. Tiny slit windows, almost a parody of a medieval castle. The other, the Arapahoe Community College (in Littleton), a wonderful example of the style. Unfortunately, since defaced with a post-modern facade, you have to look at old photos to see it at its best. Sprawling, expansive, (despite not actually being that big of a building), neat and well proportioned. Inside and out, a showcase of concrete, glass, and tile.

Looks alright but maybe just no ads on the buildings

most brutalist architecture looks like a sad attempt at power projection, a bragging right that doesnt have much to brag about. Not to mention the shapes, colors, layouts, and designs are bland, dehumanizing, and uninspiring--if you've seen a few brutalist buildings you've kinda seen them all. I both pity and loathe this "style".

Did not expect to see Eddie in this video… Interesting how Las a Vegas went from Decorated Shed to Duck to giant sphere that can project a Duck🤔

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Michael Graves talents were wasted on buildings. He would have been a master decorator of cakes. His pallet limited to icing. I was an architecture student when this building was constructed and we had to watch a promotional film about Graves as the master architect- gag. The failure of the Post Modern movement is highlighted in the failure and lack of public interaction within the urban fabric of Portland. The post modern movement was a practice of putting lipstick on a pig. When I was studying architecture abroad I was turned onto a gallery in Milan that sold works made by famous architects- this was before Graves sold his name to Target. Anyway- i purchased and still own a signed silk and numbered original silk screen print made by Graves in 1976 #65 of 80. If any of you is interested in purchasing it please contact me. It is in mint condition.

Good video - learned something - for another good example take a look at the University Of Toronto's in Canada main Library, that looks more like a detention centre than a library - sadly this style is anything but inviting. very cold and institutional.

Used as artwork it can be awe-inspiring. But using it for commercials kills it. Absolutely. Then it just becomes a flickering backdrop you ignore, or an active annoyance. And unless we get to a point where we have surplus renewable energy, wasting energy on something like the Sphere is just excessively wasteful - even if it uses all renewables, that energy can go to offset fossil fuel use elsewhere instead. Particularly with the climate crisis occurring.

The problem was that as a piece of art, there’s a lot to appreciate and even love about brutalism for its advocates, but the architects didn’t actually care about how the building would feel to live in, which is what all the “common people” would have to deal with and suffer over the long-term. This hypocrisy of brutalism is what makes it so dystopian. Single one-off grand buildings that use its aesthetic to produce interesting structural forms are something people can appreciate and even live with, but if you look at the actual impact for people who live in those brutalist housing estates and amongst similar buildings, it’s just a dystopian hypocrisy - just like communism itself became under the Bolsheviks. For all its supposed symbolism of equality, brutalism is fundamentally oppressive, authoritarian and uncompromising, all of which present the symbolism of a dictatorial style of governance. This is why it is so favoured for governmental buildings, as it forces people to comply to its restrictive presence, but also why it is favoured for communist buildings. This type of equality is only the equality you find when everyone is forced into the same confining box. Furthermore, beyond the architecture of individual buildings, it’s a negative presence in a city, where it’s symbolism is about imposing on its environment and forcing itself on the surrounding space, which are key problems with cities that humanity is dealing with now. And Calling it “raw and honest” is a fallacy anyway, because these buildings didn’t just use concrete for necessary functions but as decorative components. How does using concrete as decoration differentiate from other forms of decoration?

Excellent video and super interesting topic! 👏 There is really no other kind of architecture that reflects our contemporary culture like this: like social media every building is competing to draw attention to itself. Im planning on making a small thesis on this topic so this video is really helpful 😊

It's always a delight to discover a channel that you know is going to do well before everyone else so you can be the one to introduce people to it.

What a waste

wonderful video, thanks <3

I love this story. Learned about it when I was constructing my Lego NYC model in 2009. And the the finale that the Empire State Building (my favoritr building) would come along 6 smonths stopping the two other buildings argument of which was actually taller.

This venue was part of my parents’ generation but I always thought it was stunning and really wish someone would have wanted to preserve/restore it before its demise

Soon, every building and house will be just like these, when Ai takes over.

excellent video my friend

These high buildings are actually inefficient and impractical, even though they look impressive. Think of pumping water a mile high, and air conditioning this place.

whenever I can't fall asleep, I wander through dark concrete structures that play with space and therefore time. thank you for your video, love from Rotterdamn man

It really is a soulless, depressing architectural style. To live in a city full of these buildings is hell and I’ve seen too many once lovely old towns and cities ruined by such buildings.

When you see a brutalist building look around it’s the demo site of a demolished dependent edifice likely a magnetron/cathedral. A cheap replacement of a once grand civilization.

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thank you for this great video, I live in an I.M. Pei Brutalist building in New York, it is a great place to live, we have a beautiful garden in the centre. there is a real sense of community. It is multicultural and inclusive, the residents are single people, families with young children and older residents.

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Genius loci in the Roman sense has nothing to do with architecture, nowhere does it say that the Romans built taking genius loci into account, as if genius loci were an architectural method (like eurythmy, for example). The concept is taken into account in an aesthetic sense (see Anthony Ashley Cooper - The moralists) at the beginning of the 18th century (see Alexander Pope), then it was extended to gardening/landscaping, not to architecture. After WW1 Nikolaus Pevsner brings back the concept of genius loci to the fore by the fact that it is necessary to rebuild England. Pevsner also extrapolated the concept from the picturesque current to the theory of architecture. You should know that architecture has no way to appear after the context, the order being the following: existential space (in the non-architectural sense) - intention (the intention to make an architectural project) - context (in the sense of the world of the architectural work). There cannot be a world of architecture without opera. It's like you said that there was a world of your own before someone intended something about you. In addition, the idea of ​​context is not invented by Rowe but by Ernesto Nathan Rogers. Goodbye! ^_^

Allan was great to listen to. Thanks!

I feel like there is A LOT of these types of building’s in lake county Illinois? Waukegan seems to have a lot? I might be nuts, but growing up and still living here, totally. If you ever want to make these buildings look nice, it will only take two colors every single time…. One muted and one bright. But one combo will match those best. Very dark gray, and a bright blood orange hue. I don’t know why? But that combination I have been saying will be the future and everything will have this two color palette soon. Not the two colors I mentioned. Would consist of the muted and bright.

I believe this maybe the reason I had serious anxiety about going to jail m, more specifically the lake county Illinois jail. It’s courthouse or rather older one that has been closed now for a couple years was also straight concrete, but there is a very unsettling situation with the tiers and fencing on each floor that separates the inmates from the public . The inmates are a few floors above you and you can barely see them, but they can see you much clearer. You can also hear the noise coming from inside pretty well, especially if they were in the large room with the fencing. Going to court and probation were just terrifying. Worked since I never went to jail. Phew.

This is Aesthetic Terrorism

No, it's not a misunderstood building-it's just a bad building... a very bad building. 99% of people who see the building don't understand the symbolism-they just know it's an ugly building. It's a soul-crushing building on the interior. One inmate put fake paper bars on the small, high window in their cell... er, workspace. Large columns in the auditorium block several seats from viewing the stage. As an architecture student, I would have received an F for that. As a retired architect, I consider Michael Graves to be one of the worst architects of modern times. His toasters and teapots are delightful, but his buildings suck.

Love this style, but not for living.

Back in the 90's, I had the pleasure to meet and work with Gary. On and off, for about 10 years, my company did about 6 projects. My company supplied a number of custom light fixtures. Gary's mine was always designing even in the middle of the project his latest project.

I think the reason it’s associated with authoritarianism is because it was very prevalent in the Soviet Union.

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2:15 What about the Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall? Opened about 100 years ago: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrine_Auditorium_and_Expo_Hall. Truly, most of the Pan Pacific style is on the exterior. 4:44 Inside, it looks like an airplane hangar. Many sight lines were poor. Even the theater was uninspired. images.app.goo.gl/YMtV27uQznTCVkbaA

Nice video however you could have also provided examples of more ancient buildings how they used space not only modern ones. Also there is no scientific evidence to state that modern architecture makes us feel better and good.

I only vaguely remember this building from my childhood, but it would be great to have it back.

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Interesting concepts. In marketing, shop designers talk about atmospherics and the servicescape to describe the impact of space on consumer behaviour. In religious studies, the concept of sacred space is quite well developed. Does architectural theory relate to these other subject areas?

goldfinger nailed it! imagine a 2 story home with a lofty atrium, gallery and 5m talll window front, and a huge balcony 50m (150ft) above ground, and that view. the building may not look quaint. but it must me a wonderful and unique place to live!

Currently at the National Building Museum in Washington DC there is an exhibit which is a retrospective of the city's Brutalist architecture. A must see.

"Not meant to be" ?come on we have the capabilities ,the money... Well that's up for question.😂 But in serious note we are definitely capable of building this Tower. And honestly I really wish they did.

The tower always looked like a person standing tall. It has shoulders. I've always saw it that way.

My immediate reaction to brutalism is that it's bland, but it quickly becomes a creepy and unnerving feeling. It reminds me of The Matrix, everything just seems uninspired, same-y, and artificial, like something I'd see in a simulation where you just want buildings and aren't bothered with how they look. On the other hand it's fascinating because of how I associate it with Communist societies.