The style, as developed by architects such as the Smithsons, Hungarian-born Ernő Goldfinger, and the British firm Chamberlin, Powell & Bon, was partly foreshadowed by the modernist work of other architects such as French-Swiss Le Corbusier, Estonian-American Louis Kahn, German-American Mies van der Rohe, and Finnish Alvar Aalto. The style was further popularised in a 1955 essay by architectural critic Reyner Banham, who also associated the movement with the French phrases béton brut ("raw concrete") and art brut ("raw art"). Derived from the Swedish phrase nybrutalism, the term "new brutalism" was first used by British architects Alison and Peter Smithson for their pioneering approach to design. ĭescending from the modernist movement, brutalism is said to be a reaction against the nostalgia of architecture in the 1940s. The style commonly makes use of exposed, unpainted concrete or brick, angular geometric shapes and a predominantly monochrome colour palette other materials, such as steel, timber, and glass, are also featured. Brutalist buildings are characterised by minimalist constructions that showcase the bare building materials and structural elements over decorative design. Top left: Park Hill Flats in Sheffield, UK top centre: Soviet era housing blocks in Talnakh, Russia top right: Teresa Carreño Cultural Complex in Caracas, Venezuela middle left: Royal National Theatre in London, UK middle centre: Boston City Hall in Boston, US middle right: Khrushchyovka style apartment block in the former Soviet Union bottom left: Robarts Library in Toronto bottom centre: Barbican Centre in London, UK bottom right: Alexandra Road Estate in Camden, UKīrutalist architecture is an architectural style that emerged during the 1950s in the United Kingdom, among the reconstruction projects of the post-war era.
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