Few architectural styles provoke as much debate as Brutalism. Once seen as stark and imposing, its unapologetic use of raw concrete and geometric forms is now experiencing a renaissance.

and it's no exaggeration to say that many a supervillain lair in media is brutalism-inspired (think the Ministry of Truth in George Orwell's "1984" or Gotham's grim cityscape in "Batman Begins").

But fans say it can also be expressive and forceful. Local examples of brutalism abound, from Journal Square in Jersey City to the former Whitney Museum in Manhattan and college buildings in ...

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

So production designer Judy Becker had to design it for the film. The final building design showcases brutalism on a grand scale, with large and cascading rectilinear blocks of concrete topped ...

(Rhode Island PBS) What’s true is that UMass Dartmouth is one of America’s largest and most unified expressions of Brutalism, the controversial style that takes its name from the French words ...

His contempt for brutalism isn’t surprising, given that it is mostly associated with 1960s-era government and university buildings, hotbeds of resistance to the MAGA program. Hollywood loves ...

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Winner: Architecture photograph of the year. Unknown Brutalist Architecture in Hong Kong by Brutalism Hong Kong Research Group. Judges comments: "Sparking conversation about the juxtaposition ...