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Brutalismor New BrutalismTerm 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. brutalism an austere style of architecture characterized by emphasis on such structural materials as undressed concrete and unconcealed service pipes http://students.open.ac.uk/open2net/modernity/4_15.htm www.skyscrapers.com/re/en/ab/ds/pd/bu/ca/sy/mo/br How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The film was shot in Owen Luder's 1969 Brutalist multistory parking lot in Gateshead, England--a structure first made famous with an appearance in an appearance in Mike Hodge's Get Carter (1971), and then, due to its unpopularity with local residents, by never being used. In a nutshell: Rip-off of several future-imperfect stories, with cheap- looking brutalist sets and cheesy ``Matrix''-style action. Our parks and squares were still enclosed with the brutalist wire netting that had replaced the elegant Regency and Victorian railings taken away to be melted down for the war effort. |
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