Brutalist homes came up everywhere after World War II as a way to provide people with affordable housing, but there's a reason why the design trend didn't last.

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Brutalist architecture, known for its raw concrete, geometric forms and imposing presence, has gained a renewed interest in the modern age of social media and more recently through the film The ...

Brutalism is possibly the most-maligned architectural style of all. Maybe it’s the name: any term that includes the word ‘brutal’ is going to have detractors based on that alone. But even architecture ...

Adrien Brody in The Brutalist. Photo: A24/Courtesy Everett Collection Adrien Brody in The Brutalist. Photo: A24/Courtesy Everett Collection But heavy-handed motif-wielding has its limits, and The ...

Many people think brutalist architecture is ugly. Architects make a case for why the buildings shouldn’t be torn down. Why brutalist buildings should stay, even if people think they're ugly If you’ve ...

Since its conception, Brutalism has been one of the most polarizing architecture styles among critics and amateurs alike. It’s not often you see the style as you walk down the street unless you live ...

Brutalist architecture is a style of building design developed in the 1950s in the United Kingdom following World War II. With an emphasis on construction and raw materials, the aesthetic evolved as ...

Its name doesn’t inspire a sense of coziness, comfort, or even glamour, yet Brutalist architecture—the postwar style that pinned its hopes on the possibilities of poured concrete—seems to be back in ...