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List of brutalist structures

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Brutalism is an architectural style that spawned from the modernist architectural movement and which flourished from the 1950s to the 1970s. The following list provides numerous examples of this architectural style worldwide.

Africa

Côte d'Ivoire

Kenya

Kenyatta International Conference Centre, 1975.

Sierra Leone

South Africa

Asia

China

Bangladesh

India

Secretariat Building, Chandigarh, India, part of UNESCO World Heritage site

Indonesia

Iraq

Israel

Mivtachim Sanitarium

Japan

Ginza Sony Park, Tokyo

Lebanon

Malaysia

Philippines

Singapore

Singapore Power Building

Vietnam

Europe

Belgium

Bulgaria

Sofia Central Station (1974), Bulgaria
  • Festivalna (Felatival) Hall (1968), Sofia;
  • Sofia Hall (1968), Sofia;
  • Diplomatic Blocs (1973), Joliot Curie str., Sofia;
  • Sofia Central Station, Sofia, Bulgaria (1974)
  • Kambanite Monument (1979), Sofia;
National Palace of Culture (1981), Sofia, Bulgaria

Czech Republic

Denmark

Estonia

France

East elevation Unité d'Habitation Marseille (La Cité Radieuse)

Brutalism in France emerged during post-World War II reconstruction. Facing an acute shortage of decent housing and severe material shortages after the war,[17] France needed to rebuild a huge stock of destroyed infrastructure and housing. Le Corbusier’s completion of the Cité Radieuse in Marseille in 1952 démonstrated that concrete could be used to create functional "cities within a city." Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, the French government adopted the Brutalist approach for many of its state-sponsored projects, including social housing complexes (the grands ensembles), university facilities, administrative offices and other public buildings. However, by the late 1970s, the Brutalist movement began to lose momentum, due in part to its buildings’ rapid, physical deterioration and tendency to create ghettos.[18][19][20] Despite this, several major Brutalist projects have received one of the two protected statuses given by the French Ministry of Culture.[21][22][23]

Five of the building towers, with trees in the foreground and a petrol garage
Five of the Choux de Créteil

Georgia

Germany

AfE-Turm, Frankfurt am Main

Greece

Ireland

  • Central Plaza, Dublin. Originally the Central Bank of Ireland Building (1978)
  • Phibsborough Tower, Dublin[25]

Italy

Torre Velasca, Milan

Lithuania

Moldova

Poland

Majdanek concentration camp, Poland
  • 'Młotek' residential building, 8 Smolna Street in Warsaw, Poland (1964, by Jan Bogusławski, Bohdan Gniewiewski)
  • Bunkier Sztuki gallery, Kraków, Poland (Krystyna Tołłoczko-Różyska, Antoni Hajdecki, 1965)
  • Mausoleum of the Majdanek concentration camp, Poland (Wiktor Tołkin, Janusz Dembek, 1969)
  • Spodek, Katowice, Poland (1971)
  • Katowice railway station, Katowice, Poland (Wacław Kłyszewski, Jerzy Mokrzyński and Eugeniusz Wierzbicki a.k.a. "The Tigers", 1972)
  • Hala Olivia, Gdańsk, Poland (1972)
  • Forest Hotel (former Jagiellonian University guesthouse; Tomasz Mańkowski and Dariusz Kozłowski, 1976-1991)[26]
  • Forum Hotel, Kraków, Poland (Janusz Ingarden, 1978–1989)
  • Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross and Our Lady of Health of the Sick in Katowice, Poland (Henryk Buszko, Aleksander Franta, (1991)

Portugal

Romania

Bucharest National Theatre in its form from 1983 to 2012

Russia

Serbia

Slovakia

Slovak National Archives headquarters

Spain

Walden 7 building, Sant Just Desvern - Barcelona

Sweden

Switzerland

Staircase in the center of the main building of the University of St. Gallen, 1963

Turkey

United Kingdom

England

Many of the notable surviving brutalist buildings in England are listed on the National Heritage List for England. Inclusion on the list is based on a building's "special architectural and historic interest", with "particularly careful selection required" for buildings constructed after 1945 (i.e. all brutalist structures).[29] There are three grades of listed building: grade I for buildings "of exceptional interest", grade II* for "particularly important buildings of more than special interest" and grade II for buildings "of special interest".[29] Buildings may also be locally listed by planning authorities as non-designated heritage assets.[30] Buildings may also be granted a certificate of immunity from listing for a period of five years, allowing a building to be developed or demolished in the knowledge that it will not be subject to listing in that period.[31] A certificate of immunity was issued for the Robin Hood Gardens Estate in 2009 and then again in 2015, prior to its demolition in 2017, after Historic England determined that it "[did] not meet the very high threshold for listing".[32] Listing has not always prevented the demolition of buildings, such as Imperial College London's Southside Halls of Residence that was demolished in 2005 after the university presented structural engineers' reports – disputed by reports from other structural engineers – that the building was failing and could not be repaired.[33][34][35]

Kingsgate Bridge and Dunelm House, Durham, United Kingdom
Denys Lasdun's 'ziggurats' (1968), University of East Anglia
Central Hall, University of York
Apollo Pavilion
Preston bus station, United Kingdom
Trellick Tower, London

Northern Ireland

Scotland

Andrew Melville Hall at the University of St Andrews

As in England, many surviving brutalist buildings are listed by Historic Environment Scotland. Scotland uses a different listing system from England and Wales, with three categories for "buildings of special architectural or historic interest": A for "outstanding examples of a particular period, style or building type", B for "major examples" and C for "representative examples".[95]

  • Perth Telephone Exchange, Perth (HM Office of Works, 1957-60); category C listed[96]
  • Hudson Beare Lecture Theatre, University of Edinburgh King's Buildings, Edinburgh (Robert Gardner-Medwin and Kingham Knight Associates, 1960);[97] category B listed[98]
  • Cables Wynd House, Leith (1962); category A listed[99]
The Hutchesontown C (1962) in Glasgow being demolished in 1993
Linksview House (1964–1967)

Wales

The Great Hall (left) and Bell Tower (right), Aberystwyth Arts Centre

North America

Canada

Alberta

British Columbia

Manitoba

Nova Scotia

Ontario

Ontario Science Centre

Québec

Édifice Marie-Guyart, Québec

Saskatchewan

Cuba

Mexico

Museo Tamayo Arte Contemporáneo

United States

Oceania

Australia

National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, prior to renovations

New Zealand

South America

Argentina

Buenos Aires

National Library of the Argentine Republic
  • Chacarita Cemetery Subterranean / Sixth Pantheon, Buenos Aires, (1950–1958)
  • Republica Building, Buenos Aires, (1951–1954)
  • Santa Maria de Betania Parish, Buenos Aires, (1954)
  • Santa Catalina de Alejandria Church, Buenos Aires, (1957–1968)
The Banco de Londres y América del Sur Headquarters
  • Banco de Londres y América del Sur Headquarters, Buenos Aires, Clorindo Testa, (1959)
  • University Campus / Pavilion II, Buenos Aires, (1961)
  • Della Penna School, Buenos Aires, (1963–1969)
  • Argentine Automobile Club - Once, Buenos Aires, (1968)
  • Argentine Automobile Club - Palermo, Buenos Aires, (1968)
  • Telefónica Inclán, Buenos Aires, (1968)
  • Dorrego Tower, Buenos Aires, (1968–1971)
  • Nuestra Señora del Valle Parish, Buenos Aires, (1969)
  • Acoyte Complex, Buenos Aires, (1969)
  • Rioja Complex, Buenos Aires, (1969–1973)
  • Institute of the Argentine Federal Police, Buenos Aires, (1974)
  • Castex Tower, Buenos Aires, (1975–1985)
  • Parking Marcelo T. De Alvear 686, Buenos Aires, (1970s)
  • Arribeños 1630, Buenos Aires, (1970s)
  • Arribeños 1684, Buenos Aires, (1970s)
  • San Pauls School, Buenos Aires, (1970s)
  • Normal High School No.1, Buenos Aires, (1970s)
  • Rodriguez Peña 2043 Building, Buenos Aires, (1975–1978)
  • Colpayo 54/56, Buenos Aires, (1978)
  • River Plate Monumental Stadium, Buenos Aires, (1978–1982)
  • Brazilian Embassy, Buenos Aires, (1978–1989)
  • National Library of the Argentine Republic, Buenos Aires, Clorindo Testa, (1992)

Córdoba

La Plata

Teatro Argentino de La Plata

Barbados

  • The General Post Office (GPO), Bridgetown, Barbados. (1984)

Brazil

Operational control center of the São Paulo metro

Chile

Guyana

Peru

Venezuela

Teresa Carreño Cultural Complex
  • El Helicoide, Caracas, (1955)
  • Torre Phelps, Caracas, (1968)
  • Edificio Altolar, Caracas, (1966)
  • Iglesia San Juan Bosco, Caracas, (1967)
  • Cuerpo de Bomberos del D.C, Caracas, (1967)
  • Torre El Universal, Caracas, (1969)
  • Centro Comercial Los Cedros, Caracas, (1970)
  • Residencias Alpha, Caracas, (1970s)
  • Torre CTV, Caracas, (1970s)
  • Centro Bello Monte, Caracas, (1971)
  • Centro Plaza, Caracas, (1972)
  • Edificio CANTV, Caracas, (1973)
  • Centro Comercial Libertador, Caracas, (1973)
  • Torre La Primera, Caracas, (1973)
  • Torre La Previsora, Caracas, (1973)
  • Torre Diamen, Caracas, (1973)
  • Banco Central de Venezuela, Caracas, (1973)
  • Torre IBM, Caracas, (1974)
  • Edificio CADAFE, Caracas, (1974)
  • Torre Adriática, Caracas, (1974)
  • Centro Altamira, Caracas, (1974)
  • Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, Caracas, (1974)
  • Torre El Chorro, Caracas, (1975)
  • Torre Las Mercedes, Caracas, (1975)
  • Torre Delta, Caracas, (1975)
  • Edificio PANAVEN, Caracas, (1975)
  • Edificio Banco Metropolitano, Caracas, (1976)
  • Museo de Bellas Artes, Caracas, (1976)
  • Instituto Nacional de Canalizaciones, Caracas, (1977)
  • Torre Asociación Bancaria de Venezuela, Caracas, (1978)
  • Torre América, Caracas, (1978)
  • Torre Británica, Caracas, (1979)
  • Edificio Oxal, Caracas, (1980s)
  • Edificio La Unión, Caracas, (1980s)
  • Torre Banco Lara, Caracas, (1982)
  • Centro Comercial Ciudad Tamanaco, Caracas, (1982)
  • Centro Nacional de Ajedrez, Caracas, (1982)
  • Torre Clement, Caracas, (1982)
  • Complejo Urbanístico Parque Central, Caracas, (1983)
  • Teresa Carreño Cultural Complex, Caracas, (1983)
  • Sede del Ateneo, Caracas, (1983)
  • Edificio IMPRES, Caracas, (1983)
  • Edificio Hener, Caracas, (1985)

See also

  • Panel building – many of which are large and constructed of bare concrete panels.
  • Panelák – a panel building constructed of pre-fabricated, pre-stressed concrete which may resemble brutalist structures.
  • Plattenbau – as above but in Germany

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