Archives: Brutalisms

Ferantov Vrt Residential and Commercial Complex

The complex comprises of multiple structures that span a whole block and incorporate two 19th century apartment buildings. The characteristic round section references a historic forum located there before. Although it is a mixed use project with shops a…

Theater Winterthur

Although it is lead plated outside, the building shares many formal characteristics with Brutalism, which makes it a bit of an edge case. The interior is dominated by a mix of ceilings rendered high-tech aesthetics and stark exposed concrete. After an o…

Rashad Shawa Cultural Center

Rare example of Brutalist architecture in the Palestinian territories. The two-story building was designed by Syrian architect Sa’ad Mohaffel and is located between Gaza’s old city and the beach. Named after the former mayor Rashad Al Shawa,…

Addition to the Slovak National Gallery

The museum’s extension prominently protrudes from the adjacent older, lower buildings. Seemingly shoved into the previously empty site it literally overshadows the old part of the gallery which stems from the late 19th century. The cantilevered f…

Auditorium, Waldorfschule Uhlandshöhe

The 800 seat auditorium is part of a Waldorf School, based on the principles of anthroposophist Rudolf Steiner. The building is reminiscent of his Goetheanum from 1928 and follows his Expressionist, organic architectural concepts. It features a similarl…

Complejo Urbanístico Parque Central

Eight 44-storey highrises with each 317 apartments rise above a plinth with shops and cultural facilities. 2 twin-tower-highrises were added to the complex at a later date.

Fuji Juko Omiya Apartments

Banham classifies this early project as follows: “In terms of strict chronology, the design and construction of Harumi occupied a period in the history of Japanese architecture that was rich in generically Brutalist experiments – Kikutake’s gracel…

Economist Cluster

The Economist Cluster was designed for a private client and is thus more of an exception in the Smithsons’ oeuvre. Three buildings house the editorial staff of the Economist, a bank (now a restaurant), and an apartment block. The angled edges and rest…

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