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 …

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.

Showroom Hille (Furniture Hille)

While the glass façade that functions as the curtain wall does not seem especially brutalist, Banham underlines the refined finishing of the exposed concrete on the inside.

La Maison Rouge

The Maison Rouge, situated at the centrally located Place Kléber, forges a link between medieval architecture, which strongly dominates the historical centre of Strasbourg, and Brutalism. You will also find influences of New Regionalism when looking at…

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To represent a masterpiece of human creative genius.
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