Brutalism is the Chuck Norris of architecture: it is loved or hated, but it cannot be ignored. Few people see the charm in massive concrete blocks or understand the utopian visions of future communities that these brutalist architects imposed.
The social problems that flared up in some of these concrete projects fueled the criticism and overshadowed the worthy social ideals of this movement. The rest is history.
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