r/brutalism - Reddit
r/brutalism: A friendly place to discover and appreciate brutalist buildings and architecture. Share photos, read articles, and discuss.
I deeply hate brutalism : r/architecture - Reddit
99% of brutalist architecture that isn't major public landmarks is just hostile, antisocial, prison-looking monoliths that completely ruin any chance of fostering community or urban vitality by creating a cultural dead space where nothing can grow. It's like taking a patch of forest and spraying it with pesticides so all the plants die.
CMV: Brutalist Architecture is ugly. : r/changemyview - Reddit
For most brutalist buildings I agree, but I think brutalist architecture can work - The best example I have is The Barbican Centre , a housing estate and arts centre in London. It's got almost a retro-futuristic look about it, there's loads of interesting open areas, nooks and raised walkways inside and outside, plenty of greenery including a ...
Why do so many people love Brutalism? : r/architecture - Reddit
Feb 11, 2022 · This time - rougly from the 1940s to the 1970s - coincided with an enormous expansion of the public sector, mass construction of social housing (which was largely built in a Brutalist or Brutalist-adjacent style), and a general zeitgeist in favor of the interests of Labor and the working class over those of Capital and the private sector, or at ...
Best Brutalist Architecture Posts - Reddit
People love to hate on Brutalist architecture to the point where many cities are tearing them down and rebuilding. I think this is a mistake. This is a distinct architectural style with historic value. A lot of these buildings would look so much better if they simply cleaned their …
Is it true that brutalist or modern architecture is cheaper than ...
Dec 26, 2022 · Glass is by far the most expensive building material and is the hardest to handle. If it curves or has any funny shape, the price is exponentially higher. That’s really where the value of modern architecture comes from, in the extreme cost of the materials. The materials used in traditional architecture are comparatively dirt cheap.
Brutalism : r/architecture - Reddit
May 18, 2021 · I think the lack of sensitivity to context is both a strength and weakness for brutalism. The scale gives it a sense a monumentality that is often lost in contemporary cities where buildings are either packed tightly together, becoming a blended mass of disparate styles and programs or are looming towers that (often) lack of identity (due to the sameness of international style).
Notable Brutalist buildings of Malaysia : r/malaysia - Reddit
Brutalist architecture. Brutalist architecture is an architectural style that emerged during the 1950s in the United Kingdom, among the reconstruction projects of the post-war era. Brutalist buildings are characterised by minimalist constructions that showcase the bare building materials and structural elements over decorative design.
Brutalist Architecture in Cinema : r/TrueFilm - Reddit
Jan 23, 2019 · Brutalist fans are an odd bunch that are very passionate. It all seems to boil down to if you can divide the architecture from many of the failed social issues they are linked to. I personally am from Newcastle that had its heart ripped from the city with brutalist urban planning and political corruption by T Dan Smith.
Is it fair to describe brutalist architecture as ... - Reddit
I'm afraid I don't have time to give a more detailed answer, but Brutalism suffered from a) that name, which as another poster stated, doesn't have the meaning that such a term connotes in English; b) a sustained campaign against it by conservatives (notably Prince Charles in the UK) and Postmodernists and, following this, c) a long period of …