brutalist
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a word derived from
brutalism.
brutalismnouna style of modernist architecture, originating in the 1950s, characterized by exposed structural materials and plain, massive, often steeply angular geometric forms, typically of unfinished concrete.
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It’s impossible to imagine Los Angeles’ electronic scene without Das Bunker, a roving party founded in Long Beach in 1996 by DJ and promoter John Giovanazzi to champion brutalist club music.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026
The enormous 1970s brutalist concrete building had become synonymous with the Bundesbank and was said to reflect its culture of fostering economic stability.
From Barron's ● Mar. 11, 2026
The Barbican's distinctive brutalist foyers and lakeside terrace will also be developed to protect the heritage of the building, and a climate-controlled habitat to support plant health is to be introduced.
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2026
She described the centre as being "admired as one of the best brutalist buildings in the world" and said the decision to grant Grade II status "is obviously very well deserved and long overdue".
From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2026
On a concrete plateau on a mountain overlooking the ice-dotted fjord sits the base’s radar building, a massive brutalist structure shaped like a concrete-and-steel trapezoid.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2025