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Brutalism CHARACTERISTICS - Meenal Jain - 07-23-2014

Strong bold shapes composed

Reinforced concrete structures expressed

Largeness of scale, strong, muscular character

Off form concrete construction

Large areas of blank wall

Brick work and stone

Diagonal, sloping or strong curved elements contrasting with horizontal and vertical members

Brutalism Examples

The Interior of the Phillips Exeter Academy
Library, 1965-1971, by Louis Kahn.



The building of the National bank of Macedonia.



Many stations of the Washington Metro system display Brutalist characteristics.



The Jatiyo Sangshad Bhaban (National Assembly Building of Bangladesh), 1961-1981, by Louis Kahn.


The Roger Stevens Building at the University of Leeds is the centre piece to a large complex of Brutalist buildings connected by skyways.



University of Toronto's Robarts Library in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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