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BRUTALISM
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Béton brut (raw concrete) is architectural concrete left unfinished
or roughly-finished after pouring and left exposed visually.
The use of béton brut was pioneered by Auguste Perret and other modern architects
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BRUTALIST ARCHITECTURE Brutalism is a profound architectural and design movement that began in the early 1950s and continues to influence the design of buildings and other works even today. When used in describing architecture, brutalism refers to a :- - Dynamic Geometric Style That Is Massive - Monolithic - Blocky In Appearance and - Typically Contains Copious Amounts Of Poured Concrete Le Corbusier use the term brutalism to describe his own work, though it was originally COINED BY the British architects Alison and Peter Smithson. The term eventually became part of the common architectural lexicon when Reyner Banham used it in his book, “New Brutalism”
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NO FINISHING AT ALL TRUTHFULNESS AND HONESTY In terms of : Materials, Services, Structure ( Column & Beam) NOTHING TO BE HIDDEN AT ALL
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STRONG BOLD SHAPES COMPOSED REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURES EXPRESSED LARGENESS OF SCALE , STRONG OFF FORM CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION LARGE AREAS OF BLANK WALL DIAGONAL , SLOPING OR STRONG CURVED ELEMENTS CONTRASTING WITH HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL MEMBERS BRUTALIST BUILDING MATERIALS ALSO INCLUDE BRICK, GLASS, STEEL THE EXPOSURE OF THE BUILDING'S FUNCTIONS— RANGING FROM THEIR STRUCTURE AND SERVICES TO THEIR HUMAN USE—IN THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING.
CHARACTERISTICS
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REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURES EXPRESSED
Boston City Hall
STRONG BOLD SHAPES COMPOSED
The University of California, (Geisel Library)
La Grande ,France
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UNITE DE HABITATION, MARSEILLE, France
LARGENESS OF SCALE , STRONG
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THE EXPOSURE OF THE BUILDING'S FUNCTIONS
TRELLICK TOWER London
GLASS PALACE - Netherlands
Aalto Cultural House
BRUTALIST BUILDING MATERIALS
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DIAGONAL , SLOPING OR STRONG CURVED ELEMENTS
Assembly Hall, Chandigarh
Multilevel Parking
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CRTICISM
Concrete building critisiced due to weathering effects in every weather condition excluding the desert. Water staining due to moisture. Algae formation and discoloration Chosen to cater to economically weak communities , for housing, shopping centres and community facilities to bring them up readily. But some of them soon turned into undesirable tenements abetting vandalism and crime. Due to people highly dissatisfied with the spaces and the box type buildings.
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Architects associated with the brutalist style include- LE-CORBUSIER with his works across the world PAUL RUDOLPH one of the masters in Brutalism Japanese architect KENZO TANGE ERNO GOLD FINGER Husband-wife Peter and Alison smithson Outside Britain Louis Kahn with government buildings in Asia More recent Modernists such as I.M. Pei and TADAO ANDO have also designed notable brutalist works.
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KANZO TANGE
Believed in fusion of traditional and modern architecture after 1960’s Took inspiration from the nature(Tree) Justification of function Justification of design Appealing to emotions and senses Need of symbolism
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KURASHIKI CITY HALL
PEACE CENTRE, HIROSHIMA
CITY HALL KURASHIKI, JAPAN
KANZO TANGE
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CARPENTER CENTER
UNITÉ D'HABITATION
THE ASSEMBLY THE SECRETARIAT
CAPITOL COMPLEX
LE CORBUSIER
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Inspired by Corbusier Use of highly textured concrete surface Hammering technique evolved to achieve a visually enriching tectile quality in concrete exposing the inner aggregate Innovative use of FORM WORK to enhance visual quality of concrete such as ribbed wood forms
PAUL RUDOLPH
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Yale Art and Architecture Building
Textile Technology Building
PAUL RUDOLPH
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Team X ( New Brutalism / Structuralism) Group formed by younger generation of CIAM members. They disgraced with the founding ideologies of CIAM Opposed brutalism original concept
HUNSTATON SCHOOL
