Béton Brut: A Visual Study of Brutalism

Béton brut meaning Raw Concrete was a term coined for the futurist architecture being created by Le Corbusier and others like him. From this label the term Brutalism was created as a way to classify this style of architecture. The style took off in Europe and made its way to the United States. Un like the other popular forms of modernism during this time brutalism was not as universal as other movements like the International Style or MidCentury Modern, in that it was only rarely used for houses and foun br, br,