What was the appeal of Brutalist architecture?

A particular building by the French architect Le Corbusier, the Convent of Sainte-Marie de La Tourette, in France completed in 1960, is the source of these similarities. The building was unbelievably influential in the 1960's. read more

There are possible two types of brutalist architecture with two separate histories, one American the other European. The source of the American strand is the late work of Le Corbusier and the use of rough finished concrete. read more

The best known early Brutalist architecture is the work of the Swiss architect Le Corbusier, in particular his Unité d'Habitation (1952) and the 1953 Secretariat Building in Chandigarh, India. Park Hill (detail), Sheffield. read more

Brutalist architecture is a style of post-war modern architecture that flourished from the 1950s to the mid-1970s and continues till date. With its origins lying in Bauhaus movement, it gave birth to styles like Structure expressionism and Deconstruction. read more