Definition
An architectural style characterized by massive, blocky forms and raw concrete surfaces (béton brut), emphasizing geometric, fortress-like compositions. Popular from the 1950s-1970s, it expressed idealistic social housing and institutional architecture.
Etymology
From French 'béton brut' (raw concrete), coined by Le Corbusier. British critic Reyner Banham popularized 'Brutalism' in the 1950s, connecting it to the ethical idealism of the 'New Brutalism' movement.
Kelly Says
Brutalist buildings like Boston City Hall or London's Barbican Centre were meant to embody democratic ideals - their monumental concrete forms were supposed to inspire civic pride and social equality. Ironically, many people find them oppressive today, showing how architectural meaning can completely flip over time.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
brutalist
broo-ta-li-st
BNবাংলা
brutalist
broo-ta-li-st
CACatalà
brutalista
broo-ta-li-sta
CSČeština
brutalista
broo-ta-li-sta
DADansk
brutalist
broo-ta-li-st
DEDeutsch
Brutalist
broo-ta-li-st
ELΕλληνικά
βρουταλίστας
broo-ta-li-stas
ESEspañol
brutalista
broo-ta-li-sta
FAفارسی
brutalist
broo-ta-li-st
FISuomi
brutalisti
broo-ta-li-sti
FRFrançais
brutaliste
broo-ta-li-st
GUGU
brutalist
broo-ta-li-st
HAHA
brutalist
broo-ta-li-st
HEעברית
Brutalist
broo-ta-li-st
HIहिन्दी
क्रूरतावादी
kroorta-vaadi
HUMagyar
brutalista
broo-ta-li-sta
IDBahasa Indonesia
brutal
broo-ta-l
IGIG
brutalist
broo-ta-li-st
ITItaliano
brutalista
broo-ta-li-sta
JA日本語
ブルータリスト
burūtarisuto
KKKK
brutalist
broo-ta-li-st
KMKM
brutalist
broo-ta-li-st
KO한국어
잔인주의자
jan-in-ju-i-ja
MRMR
brutalist
broo-ta-li-st
MSBahasa Melayu
brutalist
broo-ta-li-st
MYမြန်မာ
brutalist
broo-ta-li-st
NLNederlands
brutalist
broo-ta-li-st
NONorsk
brutalist
broo-ta-li-st
PAPA
brutalist
broo-ta-li-st
PLPolski
brutalista
broo-ta-li-sta
PTPortuguês
brutalista
broo-ta-li-sta
RORomână
brutalist
broo-ta-li-st
RUРусский
Бруталист
Brutalist
SVSvenska
brutalist
broo-ta-li-st
SWKiswahili
brutalist
broo-ta-li-st
TAதமிழ்
brutalist
broo-ta-li-st
TEతెలుగు
brutalist
broo-ta-li-st
THไทย
คนโหดร้าย
kon hot rai
TLTL
brutalist
broo-ta-li-st
TRTürkçe
brutalist
broo-ta-li-st
UKУкраїнська
Бруталіст
Brutalist
URاردو
brutalist
broo-ta-li-st
VITiếng Việt
người chủ nghĩa tàn bạo
nguôi chu nghia tàn bão
YOYO
brutalist
broo-ta-li-st
ZH中文
布鲁塔利斯主义者
bù lǔ tǎ lì sī zhǔyì zhě
ZUZU
brutalist
broo-ta-li-st