Brutalism, one of the most polarizing architectural movements of the 20th century, has made a bold comeback. Known for its stark, fortress-like structures of exposed concrete, Brutalism once dominated the…
Complementary contrast while framing the time. Premabhai Hall was designed by B.V Doshi and was constructed post-independence in India when rapid change took place to forge its independent identity and…
What is Tadao Ando’s ideology? Ando builds with three elements, smooth exposed concrete, geometry, and natural light, to create what he calls “emotional” spaces of silence and emptiness, rooted in…
What Le Corbusier, B.V. Doshi, Louis Kahn, Oscar Niemeyer, Moshe Safdie, Paul Rudolph, and Alison and Peter Smithson have in common is the fact that they all practiced Brutalist architecture.…