20 Amazing Pics Of Stunning Brutalist Architectural Designs
Beautiful brutalist buildings that bare everything.
Brutalist architecture first became popular during the 1950s in the United Kingdom and is characterized by minimalist constructions that highlight the buildings structural elements rather than decorative ornamentation. Though criticized for the styles rough outward appearance and unwelcoming nature, the trend has recently regained popularity. This led to the birth of the BRUTgroup Instagram account dedicated to following this strange but oddly fascinating aesthetic. We’ve searched their incredible collection to curate a few of our favorite buildings that embody brutalism and listed them below.
More info: Instagram
Image source: brutgroup
This model of a hotel on stilts brings to mind Tatzu Nishi’s suspended spaces, in which rooms, and even functioning hotels, are installed around historical public monuments
Image source: brutgroup
Location: Le Havre, France Architect: Auguste Perret
Image source: brutgroup
Image source: brutgroup
Image source: brutgroup
Image source: brutgroup
Made to celebrate the end of the Lebanese Civil War in 1990. It was designed by the artist Armand Fernandez
Image source: brutgroup
Image source: brutgroup
Image source: brutgroup
Image source: brutgroup
Image source: brutgroup
Image source: brutgroup
Image source: brutgroup
Image source: brutgroup
Image source: brutgroup
Image source: brutgroup
Image source: brutgroup
Image source: brutgroup
Image source: brutgroup
Image source: brutgroup
#1 Climbing Holidays, 2017
Image source: brutgroup
This model of a hotel on stilts brings to mind Tatzu Nishi’s suspended spaces, in which rooms, and even functioning hotels, are installed around historical public monuments
#2 This Is The View Looking Up To A Spiraling Staircase, Seen Inside The Main Tower Of A Church In France. Building: St. Joseph's Church
Image source: brutgroup
Location: Le Havre, France Architect: Auguste Perret
#3 Any Thoughts?
Image source: brutgroup
#4 Chongqing, China
Image source: brutgroup
#5 Abandoned Modernist Hotel In Bosnia
Image source: brutgroup
#6 1994. The Hope For Peace (Espoir De Paix) Monument Is A Monument In Yarze, Lebanon
Image source: brutgroup
Made to celebrate the end of the Lebanese Civil War in 1990. It was designed by the artist Armand Fernandez
#7 Solna Centrum Station, Stockholm, Sweden
Image source: brutgroup
#8 Mask Of Sorrow (1996, Dedicated To The Memory For The Prisoners Of Gulag) Magadan, Russia Sculptor : Ernst Neizvestny
Image source: brutgroup
#9 Art Work: Martin Loureiro
Image source: brutgroup
#10 One Of Two Twin Underground Reservoirs In Forstenried Park Holding The Drinking Water For Munich, Germany
Image source: brutgroup
#11 This Street Lamp In Wroclaw, Poland
Image source: brutgroup
#12 Table. Author Stephan Schmitz
Image source: brutgroup
#13 House Lim-Millan (Also Leme House) By Paulo Mendes Da Rocha Sao Paulo, Brazil 1970-74
Image source: brutgroup
#14 Backup Power Station, Sweden
Image source: brutgroup
#15 Burroughs Wellcome Building, Paul Rudolph Architect Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA, 1972
Image source: brutgroup
#16 Ww2 German Observation Tower On Guernsey Island
Image source: brutgroup
#17 High Island Reservoir East Dam, Sai Kung East Country Park, Sai Kung, Hong Kong
Image source: brutgroup
#18 Chuvash State Opera And Ballet Center, Chuvash Republic
Image source: brutgroup
#19 Dam Tunnel In The Woods Outside Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Image source: brutgroup
#20 Duga, Outside Of Chernobyl, Was A Soviet Experimental Over-The-Horizon Radar System. It Was Developed For The Soviet Abm Early-Warning Network. The System Operated From 1976 To 1989
Image source: brutgroupDE
Written by
Demilked Editorial
SaaS Review Specialist · Demilked
With 5+ years in the creator, entertainment, and publishing spaces, Demilked shortlists, reviews, and ranks leading tools that actually make your life easier.