SOS BRUTALISM

SOS Brutalism is a distress signal. Since the 1950s, eminent architects around the world have realized buildings expressing an uncom promising attitude. Predominantly, yet not exclusively, they used exposed concrete, or béton brut (hence the term brutalism), for th e construction. Today, many of these always controversially discussed buildings are in danger of demolition or, at least, of reconst ruction that often may change their appearance beyond recognition. In recent years, an initiative to protect and preserve this signi ficant g...[Llegir més]