BRUTALISM


Meaning of BRUTALISM in English

n.

or New Brutalism

Term coined (1953) to describe Le Corbusier 's use of monumental, sculptural shapes and raw, unfinished molded concrete, an approach that represented a departure from International Style .

New Brutalist architects displayed a willful avoidance of polish and elegance in their buildings, exposing such structural elements as steel beams and precast concrete slabs to convey a stark, austere rectilinearity. See also Louis Kahn , James Stirling .

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