Brutalism

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architectural style modernist architecture movement

Brutalism is an architectural style characterized by stark, geometric forms and extensive use of raw concrete, often conveying a monumental and utilitarian aesthetic.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Brutalism canonical 40
Brutalist architecture 40
New Brutalism 4

Statements (59)

Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural style ⓘ
modernist architecture movement ⓘ
designGoal functional clarity ⓘ
honest expression of materials ⓘ
socially oriented architecture ⓘ
emergedInDecade 1950s ⓘ
emergedInPeriod mid-20th century ⓘ
hasCharacteristic emphasis on mass and volume ⓘ
expressed structural elements ⓘ
minimal ornamentation ⓘ
monumental aesthetic ⓘ
repetitive modular elements ⓘ
rough surface textures ⓘ
stark geometric forms ⓘ
use of raw exposed concrete ⓘ
utilitarian aesthetic ⓘ
hasEtymology derived from French term béton brut meaning raw concrete ⓘ
hasGeographicSpread Asia ⓘ
Europe ⓘ
Latin America ⓘ
North America ⓘ
hasMaterial brick ⓘ
glass ⓘ
reinforced concrete ⓘ
steel ⓘ
hasNotableExample Barbican Estate ⓘ
surface form: Barbican Estate in London

Boston City Hall ⓘ
Geisel Library at UC San Diego ⓘ
Habitat 67 ⓘ
surface form: Habitat 67 in Montreal

National Theatre in London ⓘ
Robin Hood Gardens in London ⓘ
Trellick Tower in London ⓘ
Unité d’Habitation, Marseille ⓘ
surface form: Unité d’Habitation in Marseille

Yale School of Architecture building ⓘ
surface form: Yale Art and Architecture Building
hasNotableProponent Alison Smithson ⓘ
Denys Lasdun ⓘ
Ernő Goldfinger ⓘ
Kenzo Tange ⓘ
Le Corbusier ⓘ
Marcel Breuer ⓘ
Paul Rudolph ⓘ
Peter Smithson ⓘ
hasPerception has been criticized as inhuman or oppressive ⓘ
has been reappraised and appreciated by preservationists ⓘ
often considered austere or harsh ⓘ
isAssociatedWith cultural institutions ⓘ
government buildings ⓘ
post-war reconstruction ⓘ
social housing ⓘ
university campuses ⓘ
urban renewal projects ⓘ
isNamedAfter béton brut ⓘ
relatedMovement Brutalism self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: New Brutalism
wasInfluencedBy International Style ⓘ
Le Corbusier ⓘ
Modernism ⓘ
wasProminentIn 1950s ⓘ
1960s ⓘ
1970s ⓘ

Referenced by (86)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Le Corbusier → influenced → Brutalism ⓘ
Yale School of Architecture building → architecturalStyle → Brutalism ⓘ
National Gallery of Australia → architecturalStyle → Brutalism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brutalist architecture
Habitat 67 → architecturalStyle → Brutalism ⓘ
Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts → architecturalStyle → Brutalism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brutalist architecture
Louis Kahn → movement → Brutalism ⓘ
National Arts Centre → architecturalStyle → Brutalism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brutalist architecture
Unité d’Habitation, Marseille → architecturalStyle → Brutalism ⓘ
Brutalism → relatedMovement → Brutalism self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: New Brutalism
Boston City Hall → architecturalStyle → Brutalism ⓘ
Bank of Israel → architecturalStyle → Brutalism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brutalist architecture
MIT Cambridge campus → architecturalStyle → Brutalism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brutalist architecture
Paul Rudolph → movement → Brutalism ⓘ
New Formalism → relatedMovement → Brutalism ⓘ
Japan Society building → architecturalStyle → Brutalism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brutalist architecture
Everson Museum of Art → architecturalStyle → Brutalism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brutalist architecture
Baynard House → architecturalStyle → Brutalism ⓘ
NGA → architecturalStyle → Brutalism ⓘ
subject surface form: National Gallery of Australia
this entity surface form: Brutalist architecture
Walter Netsch → movement → Brutalism ⓘ
Roger Stevens Building → architecturalStyle → Brutalism ⓘ
Yale School of Architecture → buildingStyle → Brutalism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brutalist architecture
Salk Institute for Biological Studies → architecturalStyle → Brutalism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brutalist architecture
Modern architecture → hasMovement → Brutalism ⓘ
Maison de la Culture de Firminy → architecturalStyle → Brutalism ⓘ
Perth Concert Hall → architecturalStyle → Brutalism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brutalist architecture
Barbican Centre → architecturalStyle → Brutalism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brutalist architecture
Barbican Estate → architecturalStyle → Brutalism ⓘ
Hall Building → architecturalStyle → Brutalism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brutalist architecture
World's End → architecturalStyle → Brutalism ⓘ
subject surface form: World's End Estate
this entity surface form: Brutalist architecture
Artigas Mausoleum in Montevideo → architecturalStyle → Brutalism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brutalist architecture
Richards Medical Research Laboratories → architecturalStyle → Brutalism ⓘ
béton brut → usedIn → Brutalism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brutalist architecture
béton brut → associatedWith → Brutalism ⓘ
National Theatre in London → architecturalStyle → Brutalism ⓘ
subject surface form: National Theatre, London
Geisel Library at UC San Diego → architecturalStyle → Brutalism ⓘ
subject surface form: Geisel Library
this entity surface form: Brutalist architecture
Ernő Goldfinger → movement → Brutalism ⓘ
Ernő Goldfinger → style → Brutalism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brutalist architecture
Chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Haut → architecturalStyle → Brutalism ⓘ
Denys Lasdun → movement → Brutalism ⓘ
Kips Bay Plaza → architecturalStyle → Brutalism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brutalist architecture
St Bride’s Church, East Kilbride → architecturalStyle → Brutalism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brutalist architecture
World Trade Center Baltimore → architecturalStyle → Brutalism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brutalist architecture
Peter Smithson → movement → Brutalism ⓘ
this entity surface form: New Brutalism
National Library of Argentina → architecturalStyle → Brutalism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brutalist architecture
Arthur Erickson → architecturalStyle → Brutalism ⓘ
Guillermo Jullian de la Fuente → movement → Brutalism ⓘ
1PP → architecturalStyle → Brutalism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brutalist architecture
Alison Smithson → movement → Brutalism ⓘ
this entity surface form: New Brutalism
Alison Smithson → movement → Brutalism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brutalist architecture
Alison Smithson → knownFor → Brutalism ⓘ
this entity surface form: post-war New Brutalism