Archives: Brutalisms

Parish Center and Protestant Church Sonnenberg

The complex is a great example for the symbolic power of Brutalism. Opening up only toward the courtyard, the church’s monolithic façade appears like a mountain range from the outside. The clustered roof structure gets lower towards the courtyard…

Split 3

The project is a highrise residential building complex with a pedestrian boulevard and an adjacent office/shop building row (2–3 stories). The complex is part of Split 3 city expansion. Today it is a a popular residential area. (Special thanks to …

Carpenter Center, Harvard University

A late piece by Le Corbusier. Here one could ask whether there is any substantial aesthetic or qualitative difference to the other brutalist university builds of the time, or whether Le Corbusier should not simply be viewed alongside the mass of compara…

Buffalo City Court Building

The seemingly monolithic façade is as good as bereft of windows and can be explained form an attempt to screen the courtrooms and judges’ rooms from any possible distractions.

Jonah Church (Jonakirche)

The small church is designed for only 110 seats. Striffler’s design is reminiscent of a tent structure rendered in originally exposed concrete. The effect is achieved through the floor plan and the steeply gabled roof. Next to the church is a rectangu…

Triangle Housing

With its triangular shapes the complex structure is known as „étoiles d´Ivry-sur-Seine” (stars of Ivry-sur-Seine). Being vocal communists, the architects tried to address people’s social needs and complex relationships. To achieve this, the proj…

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