@adrianghandtchi1562
Some materials can look fine as a standalone. But others need a balance of the material materials to make them look more alive. My problem with brutalism was not with its shapes, but with its colors. There are certain procedures that can take place in order to give a bit of color to concreatw
@DavidLeeKersey
The problem with Brutalist architecture is that it doesn't age well. When it's new it's a nice light grey and looks almost stone like. But as it ages it gets dirty and stained with streaks of grim. To many people when they see "low maintenance" they think no maintenance. Many of the "depressing" buildings would look great with a good power wash and seal the concrete to prevent grime build up.
@alexvmw
Часть из этих зданий прекрасны в своей простоте. Часть - отталкивающе уродливы. Но уж точно никакое не оставит равнодушным.
@darkomiceski3755
We have several brutalist buildings in Skopje: State Archive, student dormitory, main post office, transport centre and some smaller buildings. Greetings from Macedonia.
@eily_b
I went to a brutalist school as a kid. It was totally made of concrete but had a beautiful atrium so light and windows were everyhwere. I loved it and it sparked my love for atriums in houses.
@geigertec5921
I remember seeing these buildings as a kid and hating them and questioning the adults why they were built so ugly.
@John.T.
Literally if you clad these buildings with some wooden slats, and let vegetation grow on the slats - these buildings are gorgeous. The contrast between concrete, wood, glass and vegetation looks timeless; like castles. Plus these buildings had a duel purpose; standard buildings and functions as well as forts/bunkers/strongholds for a potential wwIII.
@finnoconnor3451
It’s also worth noting that the architectural/societal attitude towards modernist movements was changing drastically during the mid-century. Industrialisation had revolutionised the world and the world of construction too so early 1900’s architectural styles were very celebratory of that. Think art deco. But by the mid century - after two world wars and a degree of urban issues accompanying the mass migration to cities attached with industrialisation in the built environment - attitudes towards industry and technology were more wary. This reflected in the somber approach to design… later on they would be re-inspired by the development of digital tech and the money of a globalising economy.
@DL-cd7ew
Say what you want about the outside aesthetics. The insides of these buildings are typically gorgeous, beautiful, and future modernistic even in present day. I never liked these buildings as a kid, but now as an adult, I love them fantastically
@AlfieandFaithful
design built from necessity it’s a recurring theme that always fascinates me—-post war builders I imagine would want a design/style that exhibits ‘strength and resilience’ especially to uplift the spirit of the society.
@FINNSTIGAT0R
I don't necessarily hate the forms of brutalist architecture, as I sometimes see them as cool, even though I certainly wouldn't prefer them as dominant anywhere. What I have issue though, is the look of concrete. Many of those buildings would look much, much nicer if they'd be colored with just about any other color than raw concrete grey.
@vigoedwinpandika1545
No wonder why james bond villains like this stuffs
@Bigbossonmotherbase
The state library here in Western Australia is built in this style, I think it looks pretty cool
@Travis_22
I like some of them.
@derkeith570
I can understand how people dislike brutalism. The style fails regularly at the most important part of architecture: human inhabitation. But it also often gets miscaracterized as ugly and opressive, sometimes even depressing. And that is not entirely fair. Brutalism is a architectural style of optimism and drive. I like the way they often feel like they where not made to be experienced from the perspective of the occupants. You can basically feel the perspective of the architect floating multiple heads above you. Nearest feeling I can describe is somewhere between walking along a highway for the first time and being a child in a bathroom where all the sinks are mounted too high. Like you are not realy supposed to be here. And that forced shifted perspective, intended or not, makes them fascinating as an experience.
@AudieHolland
Our city library used to be in a brutalist building. It was not that big, only one or two storeys high and there was plenty of light inside. What made it even less of an eyesore was that you could clearly see the woodgrain of the planks that were used to make the molds into which the concrete was poured to make the panels. I wish more brutalist architects applied their design that way, instead of the mega bunker structures that brutalism is infamous for.
@NICUofficial
Guess I"m in the minority that absolutely loves this style without reservation. I think it takes a certain personality type to see it for what it is: fortresslike, protective, intimidating to outsiders. That's why they feel so cozy and beautiful to me, an ultra-introvert - no one else wants to come inside.
@ALehrer-s8f
C'est intéressant!
@helixator3975
We have had close to a century of this style and ordinary people everywhere say they hate it. Its scale is inhuman, the materials cold and grey, and the angles stark and depressing. Very few people want to sit near them, walk near them, live in them or work in them. Becasue it does not lift spirits, it depresses them. But still brutalism persists, most likely becasue it is relatively cheap to construct, and the very looming, oppressive qualities that repel people appeals to the grandiosity of them corporations that commission them. And the architects? Well they build what “the market” demands, and then spend decades trying to justify designing buildings that people hate.
@Skyhawk98