“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
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#2 Lila Acheson Wallace World of Birds at the Bronx Zoo (1972) | New York, NY, US | Architect: Morris Ketchum
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#3 Faculty of Computer Science and Cybernetics at University Taras Shevchenko (1969) | Kiev, Ukraine
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#4 Foundation for Medical Researches – “La Tulipe” (1976) | Genève / Geneva, Switzerland | Architect: Jack Vicajee Bertoli | Photo: Magda Ghali
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#5 Lamela Residential Building (1976) | Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Architect: Slobodan Jovandić
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#6 Building Plurioso (1972) | Rome, Italy | Architect: Saverio Busiri Vici | Photo: Il Conte Photography
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#7 Private house (1965) | Stabio, Switzerland | Architect: Mario Botta | Photo: Arnout Fonck
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#8 Musmeci Bridge, aka bridge over the Basento river (designed in 1967, started in 1971, completed in 1976) | Potenza, Italy | Architect: Sergio Musmeci
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#9 ENAIP Vocational Training Centre, former elementary school (1962) | Busto Arsizio (near Milano / Milan), Italy | Architect: Enrico Castiglioni | Photo: Stefano Perego
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#10 Armenian Writers Association’s Summer Residence, the canteen (1969) | Sevan Peninsula, Armenia | Architect: Gevorg Kochar
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#11 Crafton Hills College (1972) | Yucaipa, California, US | Architect: E. Stewart Williams | Photo: Darren Bradley
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#12 Residential house aka Olympic Pyramid (1976 | Montreal, Canada | Architects: Roger D’Astous and Luc Durand
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#13 LateCorbusier with metal and glass and with some Brutalist details | Heidi Weber Museum (1967) | Zürich, Switzerland | Architect: Le Corbusier
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#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
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#15 City Hall (1968) | Arnhem, Netherlands | Architect: Johannes Jacobus Konijnenburg
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#16 National Archives (started in 1976, completed in 1983) | Bratislava, Slovakia | Architect: Vladimír Dedeček
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#17 Estate Parkitka (project: 1986-89) | Częstochowa, Poland | Architect: Marian Kruszyński
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#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)
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#19 Bank of Israel (1974) | Jerusalem, Israel | Architects: Arieh and Eldar Sharon | Photo: Ariel Jerozolimski / Bloomberg
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#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
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