An ongoing project inspired by the ‘Brutalist’ concrete architecture of the 60′s and 70′s in the UK.
The mass use of concrete during the 20th century produced an explosion in the freedom of building design and a chance for architectural imagination and philosophy to run a riot. Concrete, despite its own limitations, enabled many schools of thought to develop, from Le Corbusier’s raw use of concrete without adornment (arguably the start of Brutalism) to the freedom of the Deconstructivist style of Frank Gehry or Daniel Libeskind.
Brutalist architecture is about bold, blocky, sharp, often repeated angles, exposed concrete facings and exposure of the functions on the exterior the building. They very much uphold the principle of ‘form follows function’. It is not without its critics though, having often been cited as cold, impersonal and in stark contrast to their surroundings.
This ongoing project seeks to investigate the strong characteristics of concrete in its more bold architectural form; the lines, shapes, textures and colours of a highly malleable medium.
The mass use of concrete during the 20th century produced an explosion in the freedom of building design and a chance for architectural imagination and philosophy to run a riot. Concrete, despite its own limitations, enabled many schools of thought to develop, from Le Corbusier’s raw use of concrete without adornment (arguably the start of Brutalism) to the freedom of the Deconstructivist style of Frank Gehry or Daniel Libeskind.
Brutalist architecture is about bold, blocky, sharp, often repeated angles, exposed concrete facings and exposure of the functions on the exterior the building. They very much uphold the principle of ‘form follows function’. It is not without its critics though, having often been cited as cold, impersonal and in stark contrast to their surroundings.
This ongoing project seeks to investigate the strong characteristics of concrete in its more bold architectural form; the lines, shapes, textures and colours of a highly malleable medium.
