Perhaps the most famous Brutalist building in the United States is the J. Edgar Hoover Building. Brutalist architecture is characterized by raw concrete walls, imposing geometrism and repetition, ...
Brutalist architecture emerged in the 1950s as a post-war response to a period of rebuilding and reimagining the world. Characterized by harsh geometric shapes and an emphasis on exposed building ...
Monumental,” “tremendous,” and “striking” have all been used to describe how much of an achievement The Brutalist is, but there isn’t enough verbiage to replace the grandeur of the experience itself.