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Brutalist philosophy always sounds cool with its honesty and showing of how it works. But then you look at what it actually produces and it's usually, you know,
by andrewflnr 7y ago
Brutalist philosophy always sounds cool with its honesty and showing of how it works. But then you look at what it actually produces and it's usually, you know, brutal. If brutalist architects could just find it in their hearts to make their buildings have nice shapes along with all the other properties, maybe they wouldn't be so reviled.
- thaeli 7y agoThere are exceptions. The Washington DC Metro, for instance.
- et2o 7y agoRegenstein Library at U of Chicago too
- andrewflnr 7y agoOoh, I kind of like that one. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regenstein_Library#/media/File:Joseph_Regenstein_Library_in_2019.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regenstein_Library#/media/File... Having all the trees in the frame helps. Maybe we just need more trees.
- andrewflnr 7y agoInteresting example. I use the DC metro every day and it would never have occurred to me to call it brutalist. I could see it for the tunnels themselves. Certainly the above-ground portions have lots of purely decorative detail; in fact it would be foolhardy to attempt to label all the above-ground parts with a single philosophy since they have a lot of variety.
- darkr 7y agoLondon has plenty of well-loved and iconic brutalist examples. A far from complete list: Barbican Estate, Southbank Centre/Royal Festival Hall, Centrepoint, The Brunswick
- Nursie 7y agoI'm not sure many of those count as well loved. The South Bank is an abomination.
- blattimwind 7y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goetheanum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goetheanum
- lonelappde 7y agoSure, for being trapped underground, it's not so bad.