For this newly built brutalist Marseille villa, Sandrine Sarah Faivre wanted warmth. “My goal was to capture the Brazilian ...

Brutalism, the mid-20th-century architectural and design movement that celebrated (rather than disguised) raw materials and utilitarian functions, has been experiencing a renaissance. Concrete, metal, ...

If you’ve seen an unpolished, minimalist home marked by bold forms and raw materials, you’ve likely witnessed Brutalism. This unapologetic architectural style emerged after World War II, with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty / Thomas De Wever Few architectural styles provoke as much debate as Brutalism. Once seen as stark and imposing, its ...

Since its conception, Brutalism has been one of the most polarizing architecture styles among critics and amateurs alike. It’s not often you see the style as you walk down the street unless you live ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Boston City Hall, which was completed in 1968, is considered a classic example of Brutalist architecture. Yunghi Kim/The Boston ...

Often inspiring strong emotions—both those of love and hate—Brutalist architecture remains one of the most divisive architectural styles of the modern age. “The style is characterized by raw, exposed ...

A hulking horizontal mass of gray concrete stands sentry on an eastern Pennsylvania hilltop, an imposing citadel in an otherwise bucolic expanse. Conceived by a local millionaire and designed by a ...

An exhibition at the National Building Museum investigates the history and future of the much-maligned architectural style Ellen Wexler | Writer and Special Projects Editor The FBI headquarters in ...

The cube. Plato’s “earth.” A construct known for its strength and reliability. An abstraction of the “home” down to its most meager parts. We have long lived in structures which take after the cube, ...

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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. Renewed ...