Brutalism Definition
bro͝otl-ĭzəm
noun
A style of architecture that originated in England in the 1950s, characterized by stark, massive forms having repetitive angular features and by coarsely textured exposed concrete.
Webster's New World
Brutal, violent behaviour; savagery.
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Brutalism
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brutalismsOrigin of Brutalism
Coined in 1954 by the English architects Alison and Peter Smithson, after Le Corbusier's béton brut (French, raw concrete).
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brutal +"Ž -ism
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