Its not made clear in the article but Almere is exactly one of these Brutalist cities. Its only since the late 90s or early 2000s they built the new 'city centr

Its not made clear in the article but Almere is exactly one of these Brutalist cities. Its only since the late 90s or early 2000s they built the new 'city centre' which is an architects wonderland to start overcoming its monotony. There's still huge expanses of fairly simple, cheap, robust and boring 70s housing. This is close to the train station [0] and a typical suburban street [1]. Regardless of the buildings the Netherlands is the world leader in street design which makes this slightly less bleak than others of a similar era. [0] https://maps.app.goo.gl/eKF4jGYzEjSPVb3g7 https://maps.app.goo.gl/eKF4jGYzEjSPVb3g7 [1] https://maps.app.goo.gl/mFdK333GFYKdQwD97 https://maps.app.goo.gl/mFdK333GFYKdQwD97