I never considered that the move away from ornaments might be a net negative on working class jobs. That's a little chilling. _From Bauhaus to our House_ was p

I never considered that the move away from ornaments might be a net negative on working class jobs. That's a little chilling. _From Bauhaus to our House_ was published in 81 (near the end of the movement), so it's completely possible that Brutalism had strayed from it's original ethos by then. Still, outside the book, it should be noted that some of the recent backlash against the style is based on looking at an unmaintained building, and then blaming it for crime rates etc, conveniently ignoring other soci-economic factors. Also, one of the flaws/features of the style was that since you're showing the materials, they needed to be high-quality and maintained. You couldn't just paint over cracks. This means that they're sensitive to neglect, and often, they were.