Brutalism Now: Rethinking Brutalism in Contemporary World Architecture

Didem Altun

doi:10.3390/arts5020003

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Brutalism has a privileged role in the history of modern architecture.[...]

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Topics of primary interest include, but are not limited to: Theoretical frame of Brutalism and its history Brutalist examples in history of architecture Local examples of Brutalism, especially in Eastern and Asian countries
Brutalism has a privileged role in the history of modern architecture
In the literature on the history of architecture, two “Brutalisms” have been mentioned. One of these paths was that of Le Corbusier and his buildings, especially those produced after 1950; the other was the Brutalism of those following Smithson, who shaped their ideas in an intellectual area, with the name of “New Brutalism”, more than that of the built environment

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Topics of primary interest include, but are not limited to: Theoretical frame of Brutalism and its history Brutalist examples in history of architecture Local examples of Brutalism, especially in Eastern and Asian countries. Brutalism : Rethinking Brutalism in Contemporary World Architecture Dokuz Eylul University, Faculty of Architecture, Department of Architecture, Tınaztepe Campus, Dogus Street, 35160, Buca-Izmir-Turkey; tutkudidemaltun@gmail.com; Tel.: +90-232-301-8489

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