As we all know beauty is in the eye of the beholder, however many buildings of the late 1960’s and 1970’s were influenced by an architectural movement known as Brutalism. This style featured sharp geometric angles, especially 90 degree corners as well as exposed structural concrete. In Brutalist buildings structural elements also help to form the outer facade. Some resulting buildings are more eye pleasing than others.
The Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption
I find it deliciously menacing—one of the most dramatic interior spaces ever created, enough to make me believe more in the power of art and engineering.
London was ground zero for brutalism because housing was in short supply after World War II and tall concrete towers were an expedient way to shelter large numbers of people. Trellick was once reviled, but it’s now trendy and sought after, respected in a cultish way.
A 70's Scrapbook 