Brutalism has a bad name. That may be, in part, because it is a bad name. This polarizing architectural style of the 1950s and '60s is the subject of the the film "The Brutalist," nominated for 10 ...

If you ask Washingtonians about the city’s infamous brutalist architecture, it seems that everyone has a strong opinion — and it’s safe to say there are a lot more negative feelings than good. Many ...

For those unfamiliar with Brutalism, the origin of the word has been traced back to the French “béton brut,” meaning “raw concrete.” Brutalist architecture first emerged in the 1950s in the United ...

Students busy studying on Monday, Sept. 8th, 2025, in Homer D. Babbidge Library. Class workload has increased as the university enters its third week of the semester. Photo courtesy of Scarlett Doyle ...

Introducing Britain’s finest examples of brutalist architecture. Brutalist architecture is more popular now than it has ever been. Imposing and dramatic, with monolithic concrete exteriors, it forms ...

Few can agree on whether Brutalist architecture looks nice, but seemingly everyone wants to weigh in on the matter. In 2020, for example, US President Donald Trump targeted Brutalist architecture in ...

After World War II, the Franco-Swiss architect who went by the name of Le Corbusier erected brazenly expressionistic buildings, including an 18-floor Marseilles housing project and a hilltop ...