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brutalism
[ broot-l-iz-uhm ]
noun
- Architecture. a style of modernist architecture, originating in the 1950s, characterized by exposed structural materials and plain, massive, often steeply angular geometric forms, typically of unfinished concrete.
- a style in art, furniture, jewelry, etc., influenced by this architecture and often characterized by outsized elements or the use of unfinished or roughly textured materials.
brutalism
/ ˈbruːtəˌlɪzəm /
noun
- an austere style of architecture characterized by emphasis on such structural materials as undressed concrete and unconcealed service pipes Also callednew brutalism
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Derived Forms
- ˈbrutalist, nounadjective
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Other Words From
- bru·tal·ist noun adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of brutalism1
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Example Sentences
Its chairman, Justin Shubow, has railed repeatedly and absurdly against brutalism, the style in which Bunshaft designed the Hirshhorn and its garden.
From Washington Post
Brutalism avant-la-lettre, and as usual, I love all that concrete.
From The Daily Beast
High and long sustained, the sublime anthem rolled above the battle and its brutalism.
From Project Gutenberg
It is enough to say of this old heathen dream, that there never was such a state of savage brutalism known since man was man.
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Its bald brutalism flourishes freely only when covered and disguised.
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