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Articles on Brutalism


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Here we have a little online library dedicated to Brutalism. These are links to some of the articles on the Internet discussing Brutalism and Modernism. Some Old and some new hopefully these will provide you with further details about Brutalism and a wide variety of opinions on the movement. Maybe some pre bedtime reading? Maybe not! but it shows the controversy, discussion and passion Brutalism evokes

Article on Brutalism by Joe Scanlan, an associate professor in the School of Art at Yale University.
Article on Brutalism taken fron the Channel 4 Website.
Article by William Cook about redeveloping Brutalist buildings, written in 2002.
Short Article by Owen Hatherly on Cinematic Brutalism.
"Loving the Unlovely" An Article by Ed Dorell on how and why Brutalism can be deemed as important, written in 2006.
"Can Destruction be a Force for Good" Another article courtesy of channel 4. Mentioning Brutalist Architect, Owen Luder.
One families approach to Concrete as taken from the Grand Designs website. Note the families disdain at Brutalist Buildings, whilst creating a designer home based around the raw appeal of Concrete.
Article from The Telegraph After the death of Peter Smithson.
Taken from the Birmingham Post June 2008, this article explains Birmingham City Councils objection to English Heritage views on the listing of The Birmingham City Library.
"Eyesore or gem: Gateshead car park" This is an article snatched from BBC news, written in June 2007 it discusses the demolishion of Gateshead Car Park (featured in the film "Get Carter" and includes comments from the general public both for and against demolishion.
Article celebrating the Tricorn Centre, Portsmouth. Demolished in 2004.
Article from May 2009 ref Robin Hood Gardens Estate. Culture secretary Andy Burnham turned down an appeal from the Twentieth Century Society to list the estate, instead giving it immunity from listing for five years