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The Brutalist exposed concrete harmonizes with the ethereal Jodhpur pink sandstone, radiating a blend of modernity and timeless elegance
The Brutalist exposed concrete harmonizes with the ethereal Jodhpur pink sandstone, radiating a blend of modernity and timeless elegance
His design for the Headquarters for Urban Development in Washington D.C. is a monolithic testament to Brutalism, elevated by massive concrete pillars. (1963-1968)
His design for the Headquarters for Urban Development in Washington D.C. is a monolithic testament to Brutalism, elevated by massive concrete pillars. (1963-1968)
After declaring that he was done designing houses in the late 1960s, Breuer took a commission to design the Sayer House in France in 1972. He accepted only because the residents were willing to build a design that Breuer had proposed to another client in 1959. Its defining feature is a hyperbolic paraboloid roof made of board-formed concrete.
After declaring that he was done designing houses in the late 1960s, Breuer took a commission to design the Sayer House in France in 1972. He accepted only because the residents were willing to build a design that Breuer had proposed to another client in 1959. Its defining feature is a hyperbolic paraboloid roof made of board-formed concrete.
The Armstrong Rubber Company headquarters in New Haven, Connecticut, features a two-story gap between a lower-level laboratory building and an office tower. Since the building is situated next to the Connecticut Turnpike, the gap was meant to precisely align with passing drivers' eye level. (1965-1970)
The Armstrong Rubber Company headquarters in New Haven, Connecticut, features a two-story gap between a lower-level laboratory building and an office tower. Since the building is situated next to the Connecticut Turnpike, the gap was meant to precisely align with passing drivers' eye level. (1965-1970)
Mexican architect Alberto Kalach designed the brick-and-concrete Terrestre Hotel along the jungle coast of Puerto Escondido in Oaxaca.
Mexican architect Alberto Kalach designed the brick-and-concrete Terrestre Hotel along the jungle coast of Puerto Escondido in Oaxaca.
Architect and developer Bruce Redman Becker of Connecticut firm Becker + Becker bought Marcel Breuer’s 1970 Pirelli Building (also known as the Armstrong Rubber Building) in early 2020 and converted the towering brutalist structure into an energy-conscious 165-room hotel.
Architect and developer Bruce Redman Becker of Connecticut firm Becker + Becker bought Marcel Breuer’s 1970 Pirelli Building (also known as the Armstrong Rubber Building) in early 2020 and converted the towering brutalist structure into an energy-conscious 165-room hotel.
The Paraninfo was originally intended to be an educational building for workers' children during Franco's fascist rule over Spain.
The Paraninfo was originally intended to be an educational building for workers' children during Franco's fascist rule over Spain.
A striking example of Soviet-era brutalism, the Buzludha Monument commemorated the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Bulgarian socialist party.
A striking example of Soviet-era brutalism, the Buzludha Monument commemorated the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Bulgarian socialist party.
The Breuer Building in New York City has a top-heavy massing not dissimilar from the AnZa espresso machine.
The Breuer Building in New York City has a top-heavy massing not dissimilar from the AnZa espresso machine.