Archives: Brutalisms

Civic Center Garath / St. Matthäus

For this project which consists of a church, chapel and retirement home, Böhm combined concrete and brick into a sculptural composition, playfully citing archetypal elements of medieval castle architecture: The retirement home, which surrounds the chur…

City Hall

The city hall was already controversial while it was still under construction. Other buildings round the square that had been planned were never realized. The central atrium served along with the striking ventilators on the roof to enhance air circulati…

St. Don Bosco

While the exterior doesn’t appear particularily Brutalist, the central exposed concrete dome with its intentionally rough boardmarked concrete surfaces makes this church worth noting.

Hraiche Pool

Built in the mid to late 1960s, this pool complex is located on the outskirts of Tripoli, close to the sea and several satellite towns. Its most prominent features are a vast concrete landscape outer area and a folded plate wall, a static solution popul…

Brixton Recreation Centre

As part of a large scale redevelopment scheme the center includes among other things swimming pools, gymnasia, squash courts, and a large shopping area. It was originally planned to be part of a larger system of raised walkways, adopting the Smithson&#8…

Trinity Hall

The seat of The Seven Incorporated Trades of Aberdeen is the third successive building to serve this purpose. The seven traceried windows were preserved from the previous 19th century building and represent the seven trades in glass paintings. This res…

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