This was a wonderful surprise in my algorithm. I would have bet money this was a higher-view video. Your narration, editing, and research are excellent. Keep it up!
I am a noob when it comes to architecture, but have been learning about Brutalist architecture. I went to undergrad at the University of Pittsburgh and realize now that it has a lot of Brutalist-style buildings. I have a new appreciation for it.
Great little doco, Steve. As for Brutalism...I am divided. Part of me, the artistic part, loves it. The ambition, the goemetric poetry. However, the sight of mottled grey and drab concrete buildings is, as you suggest, more dystopia than utopia. Indeed, there is a kind of inhumanity about much of it. That said, thanks again for the video.
Great video, i'm an architect that loves these examples, and brutalism by itself, shaped cities until de 1980's. Now we are understanding the proper timeless value of those how stood the test of time.
i’m a fashion designer and i’ve always been captivated by brutalism, never really sure why since i don’t even necessarily enjoy the style visually, but when i’m designing a collection it always seems to end up on my mood-board at some point in the process. i think i enjoy how the style is uncomfortable and in some cases almost unwelcoming, but also used so frequently for public buildings. i really like exploring that sort of contradiction in my own work. in a weird way, it feels very human to me.
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.
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.
That's awesome to hear. It's good to know that these buildings have continued to thrive over the years. Of all the brutalist architects, I.M. Pei was probably the best at it. His buildings always felt open and inviting. I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
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.
I studied the history of art and architecture in college, so I probably have a slightly more knowledgeable and "sophisticated" perspective than most. Thus, I've always thought my love of Brutalism, or at least many of the buildings done within that approach, was likely just my snobbishness. But I do genuinely find many of the buildings at least quite interesting and functional, and some outright beautiful. I believe Brutalism will go the way of fashion - it was "in" as well as controversial, it was then hated (like disco and bell bottom jeans in the 1980s), and then it slowly becomes beloved (or at least not controversial anymore because we've lived with it for so long). I also think it represents a kind of learning phase; sometimes amazing, sometimes shocking, often hated, but also informative, and it may come back in a new form, refashioned in contemporary terms and altered based on the lessons of the past. At least I hope so.
Brutalist Architecture started out as post-WWII cost-effective housing. It was considered anti-bourgeois. At some point, in the west in became about very-bourgeois architects using the strength of steal-beams to create, very expensive, gravity-defying structures. I love the simplicity of Shaker architecture, but Western Brutalism feels too much like the elite bourgeois architects forcing their style on the masses. Frank Lloyd Wright claims to have been inspired by Zen Buddhism, but his architecture has none of the peacefulness of a Zen Garden. It feels much more like the Zen Master that walks around the meditating monks whacking them with a wooden stick, hoping to disrupt their meandering thoughts and shock them into a higher degree of Enlightenment. I don’t want architects to presume it this their duty to “make me think.”
Overall, an excellent, well structured presentation. Many points well taken.. much to agree with here. Poured concrete eventually became very expensive, and glass and the various forms of glass and composition material paneling, relatively cheaper. The result was more buildings with less stature, less memorable;ity.
Thank you for the insights into Brutalism. As an architect I've always had mixed feeling with this style. I do like your description of it focusing on "Symbolism". Unfortunate for me it solicits a coldness and baroness feeling due to the exaggerated scale need for the symbolism it want to project. On the bright side it has provide example for using materials in a much rawer form that to me project more comfort, more warmth, and more interest when used at smaller scales that match better functionalism.
Just to let the content creator know, in French, béton is masculine, thus taking the masculine form of adjective. So, rough or unfinished concrete is "béton brut," not "brute." No grey area in that matter. Otherwise, thanks for the overview and social-historical focus.
I've always loved Brutalism, and I 'm not an expert on architecture or anything. It's like you're on another planet, how could you not love it. I think it's exciting and beautiful. Granted, some of those huge blocks of apartments are not as successful as the public-institution buildings generally are, but well, I guess no style has a 100% batting average.
As you say, more or less, Brutalism as applied to an actual building began with the Smithsons ('Smargsons') Hunstanton School in Cambridgeshire - which was in fact Miesian. Golden Lane, on which my father worked, was anyhting BUT Brutalist.
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!
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.
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
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.
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.
I never cared about brutalism; I would rather enjoy classical architecture, especially with church architecture. With this style called brutalism, I always feel like you as the narrator are trying to CONVINCE me what the symbolism means. Why can't I draw my own conclusions, or have a definite answer on why it looks the way it looks. I am no one important, but I REFUSE to live in a box.
Funny thing about architectural utopia in Brutalism is that the Mannerists poked fun at that concept centuries before. Then after Brutalism the hyper-Mannerists called themselves the Post-Modernists 😄
This is a wonderful video. I know little about architecture, but this was so enthralling. It took me some place. Itfelt as if I was watching a video about supernovae. Well done and thank you!
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.
What IS Brutalism? No-one (incl Banham) has successfully defined it - and hence it is applied willy-nilly as an epithet to anything anyone happens to dislike - as with 'Communism', or 'Woke' or 'Weird'
I’m a creative person. I make art in many media’s such as fashion, music, Game development etc and I find brutalism architecture beautiful. It’s very inspiring.
I volunteer to be the one to say, " The emperor has no clothes" Intelligent people are the most susceptible to be influenced by bad ideas. Cold, colorless, depressed. I love the quote where people in communist countries did not want to live in these types of buildings.
Ohh actually that was something which was incorrectly stated in the video. Historically former communist countries had huge housing problems - multi generation living under one roof in old houses . Only bourgeoisie lived comfortably in large places. These housing estates were great idea, intended as a small communities/villages, where a number of apartment blocks were surrounding or within walking distance of schools, kindergartens, doctor surgeries, libraries and shops. I was born in communist Czechoslovakia. My dad as a child moved from an old house to such apartment . They were thrilled central heating and running water, that was in 60's. To this day home ownership in former communist countries is around 90%. As these formerly state owned apartment blocks were purchased by occupiers.
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.
My thoughts have changed over the years... I dislike the selfishness, lack of harmony with the surrounding environment and architecture (though this isn't entirely unique to brutalism). But, I've been in one really beautifully designed brutalist building, and I couldn't deny how much I enjoyed being both inside and outside.
I think brutalism was meant to be a tool to achieve equality. Once a utopia was released, the style would become redundant. Also most of these guys weren't religious enough to care about your question
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?
Let me simplify. It’s called “brutalism” because the buildings are brutal, in the common sense of the word. So if you’re ok with a brutal world, this is for you. The end.
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".
Brutalism is the decadence of the soul and the death of art. Every time I walk by a building that is built in this style, it irritates and angers me. Let's recover building for people and stop praising the egos of people who could very well be adult babies.
Decadence? I think brutalism is about as opposite to decadence as it gets. Even the very name of the style makes the decadent-minded person shiver. It's as close to an anti-aesthetic as we've ever achieved. No decoration, no ornamentation, no gilding or sugar coating. Just raw steel and concrete. Like the skeleton of a building. _Brutally_ honest architecture. You may scorn and curse it, or adore it, or have no reaction at all. But like a mountain it will stand all the same. It's not trying to adopt an alias, seduce you with any glossy illusions, not pretending to be anything more than just a building. It's _functionality_ toward people is the only thing sacrosanct to it. It stands out because of how much it doesn't stand out. I see nothing egotistical about that, in fact I think it's much more likely that it's ruthless anti-egoism is what evokes so much disgust by people in our ego-centric, decadent world.
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This was a wonderful surprise in my algorithm. I would have bet money this was a higher-view video. Your narration, editing, and research are excellent. Keep it up!
Thank very much. I’m glad you enjoyed it. I’m just getting started. There will be plenty of interesting discussions on architecture coming soon.
I'm thinking exactly this not even a minute into the video
I am a noob when it comes to architecture, but have been learning about Brutalist architecture. I went to undergrad at the University of Pittsburgh and realize now that it has a lot of Brutalist-style buildings. I have a new appreciation for it.
It’s soul sucking, is what it is
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Great little doco, Steve. As for Brutalism...I am divided. Part of me, the artistic part, loves it. The ambition, the goemetric poetry. However, the sight of mottled grey and drab concrete buildings is, as you suggest, more dystopia than utopia. Indeed, there is a kind of inhumanity about much of it. That said, thanks again for the video.
Great video, i'm an architect that loves these examples, and brutalism by itself, shaped cities until de 1980's. Now we are understanding the proper timeless value of those how stood the test of time.
Brilliant summation. I have been at dinner parties where heated arguments have taken place about Brutalism. I love Eastern Europe Brutalism.
Hi Steve! Thank you for nice videos.
i’m a fashion designer and i’ve always been captivated by brutalism, never really sure why since i don’t even necessarily enjoy the style visually, but when i’m designing a collection it always seems to end up on my mood-board at some point in the process. i think i enjoy how the style is uncomfortable and in some cases almost unwelcoming, but also used so frequently for public buildings. i really like exploring that sort of contradiction in my own work. in a weird way, it feels very human to me.
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.
You have a talent for architecture education. This is an excellent video!
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.
That's awesome to hear. It's good to know that these buildings have continued to thrive over the years. Of all the brutalist architects, I.M. Pei was probably the best at it. His buildings always felt open and inviting. I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
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.
I didn’t really feel like watching this like,’Meh another Brutalist video.’ but man am I glad I watched. Such a good overview!
Cheers mate! Awesome vid!
Thank you, I’m glad you like it.
This is my favorite kind of architecture 😍
I studied the history of art and architecture in college, so I probably have a slightly more knowledgeable and "sophisticated" perspective than most. Thus, I've always thought my love of Brutalism, or at least many of the buildings done within that approach, was likely just my snobbishness. But I do genuinely find many of the buildings at least quite interesting and functional, and some outright beautiful. I believe Brutalism will go the way of fashion - it was "in" as well as controversial, it was then hated (like disco and bell bottom jeans in the 1980s), and then it slowly becomes beloved (or at least not controversial anymore because we've lived with it for so long). I also think it represents a kind of learning phase; sometimes amazing, sometimes shocking, often hated, but also informative, and it may come back in a new form, refashioned in contemporary terms and altered based on the lessons of the past. At least I hope so.
Brutalist Architecture started out as post-WWII cost-effective housing. It was considered anti-bourgeois. At some point, in the west in became about very-bourgeois architects using the strength of steal-beams to create, very expensive, gravity-defying structures. I love the simplicity of Shaker architecture, but Western Brutalism feels too much like the elite bourgeois architects forcing their style on the masses. Frank Lloyd Wright claims to have been inspired by Zen Buddhism, but his architecture has none of the peacefulness of a Zen Garden. It feels much more like the Zen Master that walks around the meditating monks whacking them with a wooden stick, hoping to disrupt their meandering thoughts and shock them into a higher degree of Enlightenment. I don’t want architects to presume it this their duty to “make me think.”
Overall, an excellent, well structured presentation. Many points well taken.. much to agree with here. Poured concrete eventually became very expensive, and glass and the various forms of glass and composition material paneling, relatively cheaper. The result was more buildings with less stature, less memorable;ity.
Thank you for the insights into Brutalism. As an architect I've always had mixed feeling with this style. I do like your description of it focusing on "Symbolism". Unfortunate for me it solicits a coldness and baroness feeling due to the exaggerated scale need for the symbolism it want to project. On the bright side it has provide example for using materials in a much rawer form that to me project more comfort, more warmth, and more interest when used at smaller scales that match better functionalism.
You’re not alone. Throughout working on this video I was conflicted by the style. I appreciated the intent, but you’re right it failed in that intent.
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Today I learned that Chipotle dining rooms are brutalism
Another reason to avoid Chipotle
excellent video my friend
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it. It was fun to make.
Just to let the content creator know, in French, béton is masculine, thus taking the masculine form of adjective. So, rough or unfinished concrete is "béton brut," not "brute." No grey area in that matter. Otherwise, thanks for the overview and social-historical focus.
I've always loved Brutalism, and I 'm not an expert on architecture or anything. It's like you're on another planet, how could you not love it. I think it's exciting and beautiful. Granted, some of those huge blocks of apartments are not as successful as the public-institution buildings generally are, but well, I guess no style has a 100% batting average.
Lovely video
Thank you. How can I contact you?
wonderful video, thanks
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it.
As you say, more or less, Brutalism as applied to an actual building began with the Smithsons ('Smargsons') Hunstanton School in Cambridgeshire - which was in fact Miesian. Golden Lane, on which my father worked, was anyhting BUT Brutalist.
Very well done.
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!
Brilliantly put
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.
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
Me too @skumsters2323, me too. Thanks for watching, I'm glad you enjoyed it.
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.
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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.
I never cared about brutalism; I would rather enjoy classical architecture, especially with church architecture. With this style called brutalism, I always feel like you as the narrator are trying to CONVINCE me what the symbolism means. Why can't I draw my own conclusions, or have a definite answer on why it looks the way it looks. I am no one important, but I REFUSE to live in a box.
Brutal 🤘🤘
Much ahead of its time - this is a style that may become popular in 500 or 1000 years from now. It strikes one as pieces of 'future archaeology' :- )
Funny thing about architectural utopia in Brutalism is that the Mannerists poked fun at that concept centuries before. Then after Brutalism the hyper-Mannerists called themselves the Post-Modernists 😄
To me, brutalist architecture is the only style that gives me a sense of monumentality compared to the others.
Yeah cuz it's simple and gets the point across
I think that was definitely the appeal for architects. That’s why it became synonymous with civic buildings.
This is a wonderful video. I know little about architecture, but this was so enthralling. It took me some place. Itfelt as if I was watching a video about supernovae. Well done and thank you!
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.
Real kool! I got a book on Russian bus stops some a hella brutal
What IS Brutalism? No-one (incl Banham) has successfully defined it - and hence it is applied willy-nilly as an epithet to anything anyone happens to dislike - as with 'Communism', or 'Woke' or 'Weird'
I’m a creative person. I make art in many media’s such as fashion, music, Game development etc and I find brutalism architecture beautiful. It’s very inspiring.
It's a hard life as a bostonian who likes the city hall
i actually like this style
I volunteer to be the one to say, " The emperor has no clothes"
Intelligent people are the most susceptible to be influenced by bad ideas. Cold, colorless, depressed. I love the quote where people in communist countries did not want to live in these types of buildings.
Ohh actually that was something which was incorrectly stated in the video. Historically former communist countries had huge housing problems - multi generation living under one roof in old houses . Only bourgeoisie lived comfortably in large places. These housing estates were great idea, intended as a small communities/villages, where a number of apartment blocks were surrounding or within walking distance of schools, kindergartens, doctor surgeries, libraries and shops. I was born in communist Czechoslovakia. My dad as a child moved from an old house to such apartment . They were thrilled central heating and running water, that was in 60's. To this day home ownership in former communist countries is around 90%. As these formerly state owned apartment blocks were purchased by occupiers.
@@jackieOATmy parents are born in yugoslavia and i also live in one brutalist building
In all fairness, intelligent people are also the most susceptible to be influenced by good ideas.
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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.
I agree. It's so strange is that the architects working on these buildings were insistent that their work was everything but soulless.
A lot of Phoenix Arizona is brutalist old plain concrete.
Who's here after watching the brutalist trailer?
My thoughts have changed over the years... I dislike the selfishness, lack of harmony with the surrounding environment and architecture (though this isn't entirely unique to brutalism). But, I've been in one really beautifully designed brutalist building, and I couldn't deny how much I enjoyed being both inside and outside.
So if heaven exist it should look brutalist? Sense everyone is equal in heaven and gods authority is absolute and ever lasting.
I think brutalism was meant to be a tool to achieve equality. Once a utopia was released, the style would become redundant. Also most of these guys weren't religious enough to care about your question
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Love this style, but not for living.
Totally agree. I’ve never been so conflicted by a style before. It’s interesting but not very livable.
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?
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Let me simplify. It’s called “brutalism” because the buildings are brutal, in the common sense of the word. So if you’re ok with a brutal world, this is for you. The end.
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I think the reason it’s associated with authoritarianism is because it was very prevalent in the Soviet Union.
That’s true. It was an affordable way to build housing at a massive scale.
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I can assure you I don't use any AI. My voice just sounds that robotic.
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".
Brutalism is the decadence of the soul and the death of art. Every time I walk by a building that is built in this style, it irritates and angers me. Let's recover building for people and stop praising the egos of people who could very well be adult babies.
Decadence? I think brutalism is about as opposite to decadence as it gets. Even the very name of the style makes the decadent-minded person shiver. It's as close to an anti-aesthetic as we've ever achieved. No decoration, no ornamentation, no gilding or sugar coating. Just raw steel and concrete. Like the skeleton of a building. _Brutally_ honest architecture. You may scorn and curse it, or adore it, or have no reaction at all. But like a mountain it will stand all the same. It's not trying to adopt an alias, seduce you with any glossy illusions, not pretending to be anything more than just a building. It's _functionality_ toward people is the only thing sacrosanct to it. It stands out because of how much it doesn't stand out. I see nothing egotistical about that, in fact I think it's much more likely that it's ruthless anti-egoism is what evokes so much disgust by people in our ego-centric, decadent world.
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It's not in a grey area, it's unambiguously horrible
"Hi, My name is Rick and I am an alcoho... I mean, Brutalist fan" 🤪
This is Aesthetic Terrorism
Soon, every building and house will be just like these, when Ai takes over.
Hopefully not
Lord forgive me
Down vote! This video is educational but it's creators are failing in one obvious way. If you're not going to label your photographs, identifying them with name or place or architect or photographer, to the best of your ability, then don't use photographs. Stop wasting our time.
It is a stile of archicrapture .