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Some examples of brutalism architecture at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. This one is of Van Vleck Hall.
The Catholic parish church of the Resurrection of Christ was built between 1964 and 1970 according to plans by the architect Gottfried Böhm in the Lindenthal district of Cologne. The two architects Wilhelm Jungherz and Klaus Micheel were also involved in the design.
The church building illustrates to a large extent the idea of architecture as sculpture.
The church is excellently integrated into the urban planning. It serves as a vanishing point for the Lindenthal Canal, which is lined with avenues. At the end of the canal, wide staircases form squares, which are bordered on the sides by community buildings. Finally, the church rises together with the parish tower.
The staggered height development with projections and recesses and beveled edges creates a sculptural character. At the north-west corner, the open spiral staircase emphasizes the tower. The plastic effect is reinforced by the calculated use of the material colors, the change from reddish brickwork to light exposed concrete surfaces.
The floor plan is asymmetrical and polygonal. The angles and niches resulting from this in the outline are assigned liturgical tasks. Together with the different room heights and the reduced incidence of light, the room is given liveliness. The building appears as a walk-in sculpture. The windows, also designed by Böhm, are predominantly red-glazed. Together with the reddish masonry, they reinforce the cave-like atmosphere.
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The Draper Estate in Elephant & Castle, S.E.1. Draper House, the tower block element still stands today. Castle House (right) was demolished to make way for 'Strata SE1', a 43-story residential development by Brookfield Europe.
Bierpinsel is the work of Ralph Schüler und Ursulina Schüler-Witte an architect couple who also designed the brutalist ICC Conference Center in Berlin-Westend. The original concept that came from the couple was that of a tree shape, but I don’t think this idea is there today. It looks more like a crazy Lego creation than anything else. Either way, it took four years to build it, between 1972 and 1976 and, according to the legend, it got its nickname due to the amount of free beer that was served on the opening day.
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Destruction of the old CBS building. Voormalig CBS Gebouw. Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. Den Haag / The Hague, The Netherlands.
Some examples of brutalism architecture at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. This one is of the Mosse Humanities Building (although from the design, it might better be referred to as the inhumanities building).
Demonstrators gather at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to protest the appoint of Mick Mulvaney as the new Director. Politics aside, I liked how they were framed by the entrance of this piece of brutalist architecture.
Looking out from the fortress. All angles, lines, planes, graded light and surfaces.
"Within without" is what Turrell has called this excellent installation piece / sculpture / thingo. I only discovered it by accident the other day, it's not yet been opened but it's a wonderful place, destined to become a notable piece of Canberra.
They seem to have been working on the National Gallery (NGA) extensions for so long I'd forgotten that they might ever finish. And as I pass by most days it didn't enter my head we'd get something as interesting as this. Apparently the new galleries are also stunning so looking forward to seeing them when they open -- almost as much as seeing clear roads with no machinery or glacial speed limits.
The blurbs say Turrell works with light and it's obviously true, but also it's a very neat reflection of Canberra, at least Canberra icons. Look at this from outside and you see Parliament house (under-grass), Anzac Parade (colours and perspective) and the War Memorial (big grey dome, not visible here). Brutal architecture sometimes done well, angles, water features, native veg and lawns ... it's all here, so very Canberra.
Inside is wondrous for contemplative folk. It has a square view of the sky from outside the dome and a round more restricted view of a sky portion from the inside. When inside, as you sit on heated seats, you can peer up at that bit of sky, or watch the shape the sun makes on the walls, or the interesting shades of greyness or colour as the light changes.
The weather was not the best for photography or viewing but I'll be back. I was told it's designed for peak viewing pleasure at sunrise and sunset, and most mysterious at night. When the weather clears, I'll be there.
Once described by Prince Charles as 'like a nuclear power station', the fantastic (in my opinion) layered concrete National Theatre.
Designed by Sir Denys Lasdun, and completed in 1976, the Grade II* listed site is probably London's best known Brutalist building.
Located on the northwest corner of 16th and Eye Streets NW is the Third Church of Christ, Scientist (900 16th Street NW)--just three blocks north of the White House. The church was designed by Araldo Cossutta, an architect in the renowned firm of I.M. Pei and is an example of Brutalism architecture--a movement in the 1950s and 1960s that called for the use of rough concrete as the building medium. Across the plaza from the church is a Christian Science Reading Room.
For many years now, the congregants of Third Church have petitioned to tear down what they consider an architectural eyesore and put up a church more fitting of the historical downtown setting in which they are located. Unfortunately, incomprehensively, and against the protests of the church and congregation, in 2007 the D.C. Historic Preservation Board voted 7 - 0 to grant the building landmark status. As a result, the building cannot be torn down or altered.
Needless to say, the architecture is incongruous with many of the buildings in the area--both historic and modern minimalist. It has occasionally been referred to as an apocryphal, doomsday fallout shelter or an electrical substation. That aside, the church is part of the coalition of churches called the Downtown Cluster of Congregations--a collaborative coalition of congregations throughout Washington working on social issues.