Archives: Brutalisms

Grunwald Estate

The project is said to be inspired by Le Corbusier. Construction was stopped by the government 1972, supposedly because of its avantgarde appearence. Today the complex is nicknamed “Manhattan” by locals.

Hotel Thermal

Due to the success of the Czechoslovak new wave film in the 1960s, the party at power wanted to promote the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival to compete with other European film festivals. The Hotel Thermal therefore was built to demonstrate cutt…

Town Hall

Bands of exposed concrete, glass and dark steel alternate on the façade. With its Brutalist design language it is a radical departure from the traditional small town hall architecture with gabled roofs, plaster and flower boxes.

Town Hall

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Linnahall

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High School / Aula Hückelhoven

In the year of its inauguration the project was awarded for „exemplary school building“ and published internationally. The overall image is characterized by the sculptural use of raw concrete, continuing from the exterior to the interior. With its l…

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