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 .