The Brunel University in London offers a Film Studies program. The Brutalist Lecture Centre by Sheppard, Robson and Employees / John Heywood houses not only general lecture halls and seminar rooms; also the Media Services TV Studio for the students' photographic, video and multimedia projects is located here.
Sheppard, Robson and Employees / John Heywood: Brunel University Lecture Center, London, Great Britain, 1965–1967
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Photos: © Ian Rawlinson 2014 / © Gregoire Cachemaille 2013 / © Michal Dec 2019
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This Brutalist church building in France has already been repurposed—as a movie theater—barely 30 years after it was built.
Pierre Genton: L'Église Notre-Dame-de-Balmont (today Ciné Duchère Movie Theater), Lyon, France, 1965
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Photos: Benoît Prieur 2015 (CC BY-SA 3.0) / Sebleouf 2022 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Not a cinema, but a Brutalist theater building that served as a film set:
Dan Dworsky: University Theater, California State University Dominguez Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA, 1973–1979
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Photos: © Sarah Briggs Ramsey 2014
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In a forest glade of fir and cedar trees, adjacent to a reflecting pool, is the impressive building of the University of British Columbia's Museum of Anthropology situated. Combining exposed concrete construction with very large glass fronts, this building pays homage to the magnificent totem poles and massive longhouses of the indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest.
Arthur Erickson: Museum of Anthropology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, 1971–1976
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Photos: Courtesy of the Museum of Anthropology, University of British Columbia / © Yevgeniy Chervinskiy / Wolfgang Sauber 2013 (CC BY-SA 3.0) / Rr parker 2010 (CC BY-SA 3.0)
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What an adventure to discover the Cathédrale du Sacré-Cœur d'Alger in Algeria from the outside and the inside!
Paul Herbé / Jean Le Couteur: Cathédrale du Sacré-Cœur d'Alger, Algiers, Algeria, 1955–1963
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Photos: Ps2613 (CC BY-SA 3.0) / Reda Kerbush 2014 (CC BY-SA 3.0) / Jeanfc81 2019 (CC BY-SA 4.0) / Remi Jouan 2018 (CC BY 4.0) / Patrick Gruban 2006 (CC BY-SA 2.0) / Yves Jalabert 2009 (CC BY-SA 2.0)
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The Brutalism of this temple in Switzerland combines its raw materiality with clean lines and minimal embellishments. Favourite feature: the bell pavilion. What is yours?
Henri Beauclair / Marcel Taverney: Temple de Fontenay, Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland, 1963–1964
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Photos: © Sebastian Heeb, Schweizer Heimatschutz / © Google Street View 2013
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The playful use of textures and shapes equally plays a role in the design of the North Building by Perkins & Will / Roger Allen and Associates. References to Paul Rudolph cannot be denied.
Perkins & Will / Roger Allen and Associates: North Building (today: Peter and Pat Cook Academic Hall), Grand Rapids Community College, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA, 1967–1971
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Photos: Courtesy of Grand Rapids Community College, photo from 1971 / Courtesy of Grand Rapids Community College / © Michael Abrahamson 2016 / © Google Street View 2015
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These protruding building elements with the recurring recess pattern are so characteristic of Centre National de Danse in Patin, France!
Jacques Kalisz / Emile Perrottet: Centre Administratif (today: Centre National de Danse), Pantin, France, 1963–1972
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"The Saucer" in France was listed as a historic monument in 2019!
Vissuzaine, Longuet, Rivière et Joly: Palais des Sports "La Soucoupe" ("The Saucer"), Saint-Nazaire, France, 1963–1970
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Photos: © Jean-Philippe Hugron 2015
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Castiglioni repeatedly stressed the impoverished and honest character of the building. The emphasized structure however creates a sculptural appearance which is unusual for a school.
Enrico Castiglioni / Carlo Fontana / Oreste Viterbo / Ferdinando Cardani: Istituto Tecnico Industriale e Istituto Professionale di Stato, Busto Arsizio, Italy, 1959–1965
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Photos: © Roberto Conte 2014 / © Ilaria Giannetti 2019
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A sea of milk—this is the literal meaning of "Dudhsagar". Very lyrical name for this Brutalist dairy factory in India.
Achyut P. Kanvinde: Dudhsagar Dairy Complex, Mehsana, India, 1970–1973
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Photos: © MIT Libraries, Rotch Visual Collections, courtesy of Peter Serenyi 1985
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Sometimes the best parts of a building are seen most clearly from above. This is the case with the CEANDE building in Lima, Peru.
Manuel Llanos Jhon: CEANDE, Lima, Peru, ca. 1975
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Photo: © Hector Abarca
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Impressive assembly hall by LC:
Le Corbusier: Palace of Assembly, Chandigarh, India, 1950
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Photos: duncid 2006 (CC BY-SA 2.0) / Chiara Facchetti 2007 (CC BY-SA 2.0)
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This Brutalist residential house in Japan is a project from a completely different scale:
Takamitsu Azuma: Tower House, Tokyo, Japan, 1966–1967
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Photos: Naoya Fujii 2008 (CC BY-NC 2.0) / japanese craft construction 2009 (CC BY 2.0)
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