Brutalism: how to love a concrete beast
- Written by DJ Huppatz, Associate professor, Architecture and Design, Swinburne University of Technology
An image from the New Art Gallery of Western Australia, Structural Engineering Brochure, 1979. Public Works Department of WA
No other architectural style elicits emotional reactions like Brutalism. Think monolithic concrete buildings composed of blunt rectangular forms, devoid of colour, decoration or symbolism, with cavernous interiors that...