I like Brutalist
I'm not sure if this thing in my home town counts as Brutalist, but I've always thought it was neat. It would be better still if the council would clean it; bare concrete in general would look much better if it was weather-proofed.
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jonbob loves you, Fri 27 Jul 2012, 8:41,
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Polish it clean or cover in green.
While I'm not a huge fan of Brutalist architecture, I find some of its products are dramatic and pleasing in their material honesty, and some examples need to be preserved and maintained if only to serve as real examples in space for future designers.
And if you allow vines and creepers to grow up along the board-formed concrete, it makes for a lovely post-apocalypse/civilization-in-decline look.
Considering the effort put into preserving Frank Lloyd Wright's creations, the top Brutalist icons deserve at least as much attention.
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Felis Concolor, Fri 27 Jul 2012, 11:02,
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