> The term brutalism is derived from the French betón brut, meaning “raw concrete”. I guess that's true in the case of brutalist architecture ; but more import

> The term brutalism is derived from the French betón brut, meaning “raw concrete”. I guess that's true in the case of brutalist architecture ; but more importantly it takes it one step further than « brut » and refers to « brutal » to take the idea into violent territory. Having a raw experience which pays too much attention to the well-being of its users is not brutalist, it's just minimalist.