One of my proudest moments as a city councilman was voting to demolish a Brutalist architecture theater that would have been insanely expensive to renovate and maintain. And still would have had significant layout and location shortcomings. And would have still been ugly (see Brutalist architecture).
“(see Brutalist architecture).”
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It figures the FBI headquarters is a Brutalist design. Along with Boston City Hall, too. Ugly art.
What Is Brutalist Architecture, and Why Is It So Controversial?
By Alex Greenberger
January 14, 2025
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/what-is-brutalism-brutalist-architecture-art-1234730107/
Excerpt:
“What was the point of Brutalist architecture?
For many designers involved in the movement, Brutalist architecture was not meant as a provocation. Quite the opposite—the style was meant to hold nothing back from the public, showing laypeople that modernist architecture was in fact compatible with daily life. In that way, Brutalism aspired to bring the world toward a utopian ideal, a tendency that became particularly obvious as the style traveled beyond Western Europe.
In the former Yugoslavia, for example, Brutalist architects created residential blocks and hotels, among other structures, with an eye toward bringing society onto equal ground. While many hotels across Europe laid bare divisions, with ritzier ones meant for vacationing members of the elite, the Brutalist hotels in Yugoslavia were intended for just about everyone, regardless of ethnicity or class. The sameness of the facades was a reflection of the movement’s aspirations of egalitarianism.”
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Egalitarianism...i.e. Communism/Socialism/Marxism, etc.