“Brutalist Buildings”: 20 Concrete Structures That Are Magnificently Impressive
The “ Brutalist buildings ” FB page has updated its catalogue with more amazing pictures of big concrete buildings and their fascinating shapes are as stunning as ever.
Showcasing the most jaw-droppingly beautiful brutalist structures from around the world, these towering concrete giants are rather awe-inspiring even if you’re not an architecture enthusiast. So sit back and revel in the magnificence of these design marvels born in the concrete jungle.
#1 Private house (1965) | Zürich, Switzerland | Architect: Hans Demarmels
#2 Lila Acheson Wallace World of Birds at the Bronx Zoo (1972) | New York, NY, US | Architect: Morris Ketchum
#3 Faculty of Computer Science and Cybernetics at University Taras Shevchenko (1969) | Kiev, Ukraine
#4 Foundation for Medical Researches – “La Tulipe” (1976) | Genève / Geneva, Switzerland | Architect: Jack Vicajee Bertoli | Photo: Magda Ghali
#5 Lamela Residential Building (1976) | Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Architect: Slobodan Jovandić
#6 Building Plurioso (1972) | Rome, Italy | Architect: Saverio Busiri Vici | Photo: Il Conte Photography
#7 Private house (1965) | Stabio, Switzerland | Architect: Mario Botta | Photo: Arnout Fonck
#8 Musmeci Bridge, aka bridge over the Basento river (designed in 1967, started in 1971, completed in 1976) | Potenza, Italy | Architect: Sergio Musmeci
#9 ENAIP Vocational Training Centre, former elementary school (1962) | Busto Arsizio (near Milano / Milan), Italy | Architect: Enrico Castiglioni | Photo: Stefano Perego
#10 Armenian Writers Association’s Summer Residence, the canteen (1969) | Sevan Peninsula, Armenia | Architect: Gevorg Kochar
#11 Crafton Hills College (1972) | Yucaipa, California, US | Architect: E. Stewart Williams | Photo: Darren Bradley
#12 Residential house aka Olympic Pyramid (1976 | Montreal, Canada | Architects: Roger D’Astous and Luc Durand
#13 LateCorbusier with metal and glass and with some Brutalist details | Heidi Weber Museum (1967) | Zürich, Switzerland | Architect: Le Corbusier
#14 Zvartnots International Airport (1970’s), under demolition threat (expanded with new parts in 1998 and 2004) | Yerevan, Armenia | Architects: S. Bagdasaryan, A. Tarkhanyan, S. Khachikyan, Zh. Shekhlyan, L. Cherkezyan – later involved А. Tigranyan and А. Meschyan | Photo: Rob Schoefield
#15 City Hall (1968) | Arnhem, Netherlands | Architect: Johannes Jacobus Konijnenburg
#16 National Archives (started in 1976, completed in 1983) | Bratislava, Slovakia | Architect: Vladimír Dedeček
#17 Estate Parkitka (project: 1986-89) | Częstochowa, Poland | Architect: Marian Kruszyński
#18 Flamatt 1 (1958) House | Wünnewil-Flamatt (near Bern), Switzerland | Architects: Atelier 5 (Erwin Fritz, Samuel Gerber, Rolf Hesterberg, Hans Hostettler and Alfredo Pini – later joined: Niklaus Morgenthaler)
#19 Bank of Israel (1974) | Jerusalem, Israel | Architects: Arieh and Eldar Sharon | Photo: Ariel Jerozolimski / Bloomberg
#20 Tribute to Kevin Roche | Knights of Columbus Building (1969) | New Haven, Connecticut, US | Architectural firm: Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and Associates | Photo: Seth Tisue
Shanilou Perera
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