(THE CONVERSATION) Some viewers of “The Brutalist” are probably getting their first taste of Brutalism, the architectural style that gives the film its name. The film, which has been nominated ...

Architecture and interior design may be subjective, but Brutalism has generated perhaps more than its fair share of controversy, which led to it falling out of fashion in the 1980s.

Boston City Hall. Built in 1968 by Kallmann McKinnell & Knowles, Boston City Hall is one of the most controversial examples of brutalist architecture.

But money was tight, and the buildings became permanent. At the same time, USSR architects were also fascinated by space, designing buildings with shapes reminiscent of stars and space modules. Today, ...

In 2022, a group of German museums, non-profits, and trade magazines came together to launch #SOSBrutalism, a campaign to save Brutalist architecture around the world from demolition. Where others ...

Why architects appreciate brutalism, even if you don't Many people think brutalist architecture is ugly. Architects make a case for why the buildings shouldn’t be torn down.

Call them monuments, foreign elements, eyesores — Brutalist buildings have become another battleground in President Trump’s culture war.

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Michael Allen, West Virginia University (THE CONVERSATION) Some viewers of “The ...