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Located on the beautiful old and green campus of Christ’s College, Cambridge, UK, lies this brutalist gem, New Court, nicknamed "The Typewriter".
Design (1966): Denys Lasdun & partners.
This photo was taken 7 years ago today, on 22nd November 2016. I've just rediscovered it on my hard drive.
The building in the photograph is Robin Hood Gardens in Poplar, East London. Sadly, in my view, the greater part of this once very large and imposing brutalist social housing site has now been demolished and redeveloped. The architects of the original building were husband and wife team Peter and Alison Smithson. I believe this was their only residential housing design in the UK.
This was my first attempt at brutalism architecture, I am satisfied with the result, but the next one will not be in minifig scale. I do not have that many LBG parts :). And I am missing symbolism in all of this.
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.
Photography & retouching by Matthias Dengler
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Camera: Zeiss Ikon Nettar
Film: Ilford XP2 Super
Scanner: Epson Perfection V550
Software: Adobe Photoshop & Lightroom
Les Orgues de Flandre (également connues sous le nom de « cité des Flamands ») sont un ensemble de bâtiments d'habitation situé dans le quartier de la Villette, dans le 19e arrondissement de Paris.
Stuck in boring meetings today at work, so my only option for a picture was to get out in my local area this evening. Again, minimal processing here, just a slight tweak of the exposure and white balance.
Unquestionably the most beautiful Brutalist building in Toronto.
This building has been photographed thousands of time by much better photographers than I, but I know why - it's a pure joy to photograph. I had the place essentially to myself on a quiet Sunday morning and every way I looked at it it was monumental and gorgeous. This is absolutely the best of Brutalist architecture.
This image is part of my Brutalist Toronto project. Brutalism is a style of architecture, popular from late 1950s to the early 1970s, which emphasized "heavy, monumental, stark concrete forms and raw surfaces" - Dictionary of Architecture and Construction
the intrepid camera
fujinon SW 90mm f/8
bergger pancro 400
hc-110, dil. B, 9 min
With big thanks to Markus Lehr for taking me there and to other places that I had never seen before in Berlin! I only had a few hours of time but we managed to see so much.
Robin Hood Gardens, Peter & Alison Smithson. Un-listed (Part Demolished) 1970
My Photo Zines on Etsy: Etsy: 100 Real People
Original Postcard art on Etsy: Etsy: 100 Real People
Nikon D750 | Nikkor 18-35 f3.5-4.5
The "Cheese Grater" (left. See Brutal Montreal I & III for more photos). I love this building in downtown Montreal. Real name is Chateau Champlain, built by Roger D'Astous.
Minolta X700. MC Rokkor 28mm 2.8, Rollei RPX400.
Dev & scan Borealis Lab.
Place du Canada, Montreal, Qc. March 2021.
I didn't know it but I seem to be a big fan of brutalist architecture. Brutalism I understand to be something akin to concrete or steel structures with a semi industrial look and seems to have become a thing in 1950's and 60's. It's almost like a craze among architects and designers to create hard edged structures that poke the viewer in the eye and scream, "I'm brutal!"
.As we ascended these curved concrete stairs, I popped my camera over the side and waited for someone pass through like a sniper with a rifle.
Vaulted ceiling aat the Scottish Parliament (Scottish Gaelic: Pàrlamaid na h-Alba), Edinburgh, UK.
Design (1999): Enric Miralles, Benedetta Tagliabue
This was my first attempt at brutalism architecture, I am satisfied with the result, but the next one will not be in minifig scale. I do not have that many LBG parts :). And I am missing symbolism in all of this.
Hotel Marcel
New Haven, CT
A Hilton Hotel that was the former home of the Armstrong Rubber Company.
Probably one of my favorite examples of Brutalist architecture that I've ever visited.
I had a very hard time attempting to compose a shot that does this building justice. I don't think that any of my shots really did, but this is probably the closest.
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Minolta XD7
MC Rokkor 50mm 1.4
Lomo '92 @ 400 iso
Scanned w/ Fujifilm X-T5
Royal National Theatre building, London, UK.
Architect: Denys Lasdun
Built: 1976
Location: London, UK.