Brutalism
Brutalism is 1950s and '60s architectural style characterised by simple, block-like forms and raw concrete construction. Explore how brutalism impacts modern design.
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Minimalist office pops up at London brutalist icon the Smithson Tower
ConForm Architects creates minimalist office at London’s Smithson Tower, uniting brutalist architecture, modernism and a comfortable, almost domestic working environment
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Brutalist architecture meets midcentury interiors in this modern San Francisco home
Richard Beard Architects and The Wiseman Group refresh the brutalist architecture of a midcentury San Francisco home originally designed by Joseph Esherick and the 1960s
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Brutalist cathedral in the UK opens to the public following renovation
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Architect Laurence Quinn welcomes us to his renovated Barbican home
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Accidental heroes: a Mexican concrete master mix
By Benoit Loiseau Last updated
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Belgian Brutalist: Van Wassenhove House by Juliaan Lampens opens its doors
By Siska Lyssens Last updated
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The hidden Le Corbusier connection in Peter Doig’s landmark painting
By Elly Parsons Last updated
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Brutalist book club: colossal compendiums of concrete architecture
By Jonathan Bell Last updated
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Paulo Mendes da Rocha’s São Paulo house for art dealer Eduardo Leme
Paulo Mendes da Rocha has a fan in art dealer Eduardo Leme, who commissioned the Brazilian architect to design both his house and art gallery in São Paulo. Wallpaper* visited Casa Millán in 2006 (W*88), to find out how the brutal concrete residence, originally built by da Rocha in 1969 for another art dealer, was adapted for its new owner
By Emma O'Kelly Last updated
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Marcel Breuer’s icon of brutalist architecture in Connecticut is reimagined as a hotel
Marcel Breuer's Armstrong Rubber Building, aka the Pirelli Tire Building, is being transformed into a hotel by architect and developer Bruce Redman Becker
By Pei-Ru Keh Last updated
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Kam Bava breathes new life into the Barbican sunken bars
We visit the restoration and interiors refresh of the Barbican sunken bars by London architect Kam Bava
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Artist Carsten Höller's new restaurant makes Brutalism edible
Brutalisten is a new Stockholm restaurant with a menu inspired by the bold simplicity of Brutalism
By Mary Cleary Last updated
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London's brutalist Thamesmead estate is on the brink of renewal
Ahead of Peabody's significant regeneration of south east London's Thamesmead area, take an architectural and photographic tour of its past
By Elly Parsons Last updated
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Brutal beauty: Mexico’s leading creative couple cement their passion for concrete
By Emma O'Kelly Last updated
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Concrete brutalism transforms Melbourne family home
The concrete brutalism of Colonnade House by Splinter Society makes for a warm, minimalist Australian home
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Building muscle: London architecture walks and runs
Try these London architecture walks and runs for some physical and intellectual edification
By Simon Mills Last updated
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Concrete celebration: exploring brutalism through the lens of Simon Phipps
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Grand designs: Block9's gargantuan builds take Glastonbury
By Sam Rogers Last updated
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Beautiful brutalism: Barbican’s Blake Tower debuts its first show apartment
Conran & Partners pair 'warm and soft' interiors with brutalist architecture in the Blake Tower's first show apartment
By Ali Morris Last updated
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Centre Point’s amenities by Conran and Partners unveiled
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Brutalist icon Preston Bus Station gets facelift by John Puttick Associates
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Raw Concrete: Barnabas Calder explores the beauty of Brutalism
By Jonathan Bell Last updated
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In memoriam: Michael McKinnell (1935 – 2020)
Co-designer of the famous Brutalist landmark, Boston City Hall, and co-founder of Kallmann McKinnell & Wood Michael McKinnell, has died aged 84 in Rockport, Massachussetts
By Jonathan Bell Last updated
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Louis Kahn’s renovated Yale Center for British Art unveiled
By Sam Lubell Last updated
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Revisiting the concrete architecture of Belgian icon Juliaan Lampens
Once the lonely passion of a few devotees, the concrete architecture of Belgian architect Juliaan Lampens is a revelation; just don't call him a brutalist
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Architectural map of Montreal unfolds Canadian concrete feats
Blue Crow Media continues its celebration of concrete architecture worldwide with its latest photographic map, Concrete Montreal Map / Carte Montréal Béton
By Luke Halls Last updated
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Brutalist icon Boston City Hall celebrates 50th anniversary
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated