I think there's a point to both styles. The church buildings are in the end both for people, and as a kind of monument and historical reminder. Just as there a

I think there's a point to both styles. The church buildings are in the end both for people, and as a kind of monument and historical reminder. Just as there are austere denominations and churches, old and new, all sorts of variety, it's not strange that there's also variety in church buildings. Look also how warm and pleasant some of these 'brutalist' churches are on the inside. Space for people to sing in, and for the organ pipes to resound in, austere yes, but not only austere.