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Angular, geometric shapes, hard edges, and monolithic constructions. You are either in a Lego set or looking at an example of brutalist architecture. It’s a devise style, with some seeing it as the pinnacle of function over form, while others just think of endless, soulless commie blocks, with rotting, exposed concrete.

To convert those with less positive impressions of brutalism and showcase the best of this design, the Instagram account brutbuilds gathers some of the best examples. So scroll down, upvote your favorites, and be sure to comment on the designs that surprised you. If you want to see some other examples of brutalist design, Bored Panda has you covered, so check out our other article here

#1

High Altitude Meteorological Observatory. . . Border Poland / Czech Republic

High Altitude Meteorological Observatory. . . Border Poland / Czech Republic

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Nogard
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Looks like underwater post apocalyptic sunken tower half submerged in sand.

Kadie Sloan
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It looks like it's under water!

fandomprincess (he/she/they)
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Anyone else thinking the upside down from stranger things?

Maro G
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Next to the border but actually polish...

Strontium Dog
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

First pic and it's a place I've actually been to!

Anthony Pollitt
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The history chanel would probably swear that's actually an alien aircraft.

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    #2

    Les Etoiles

    Les Etoiles

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    MiriPanda
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nice greenery, could be appealing with a lick of paint. I'd rather live in one of those triangle things than in one of the nightmares behind them...

    Shyla Bouche
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't lick paint. Not even if the paint gets in your tail fur.

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    Anonymous
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I see so many trees and I don't complain.

    P.A. Yearsley
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have to know. Do you have to mow your roof or is that your upstairs neighbors problem? Also if someone is mowing the roof, can you hear that? Sleeping in Saturday morning and BOOM the lawn mower starts up, but hers is the twist! It's not a yard over, no it's on your roof!

    Robert T
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dazzle camouflage using architecture.

    Fox with a Dragon Tattoo
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sorry... but thats not brutalism, that's beautiful the way they integrate the plantlife, and the angles allow so much sun and life.

    CariBear
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I kinda like it; it’s weird but the geometry and all that flora and fauna makes it beautifully unique

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    #3

    Chuvash State Opera And Ballet Theater, 1985, Russia

    Chuvash State Opera And Ballet Theater, 1985, Russia

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    Hippopotamuses
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If left to guess, I would never have imagined this building having anything to do with performance arts. Coal storage, possibly.

    CHRIS DOMRES
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Did they build expecting a nuclear war?

    Kenny Kulbiski
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The building, the snow, gray skies and a cop. It would be hard to find a more stereotypical Russian scene. Sorry if I offended Russia...........Na, no I'm not.

    Id row
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You sure that's not a prison?

    Mr. Sourcrowd 🧐
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks like a grain mill in rural France

    Tyler Moore
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A Star Wars Imperial Empire building

    Benjamin Bell
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Imagine pulling up to this place to pick up your date… #NahMan

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    Brutalism owes its popularity to Swedish architects and designers Bengt Edman and Lennart Holm. They created a house with exposed beams, exposed bricks, and hard angles. Another Swedish architect, Hans Asplund described it vividly in an article in the 1960s, which garnered a lot of attention. From there, it spread to Britain, the United States, France, and even India. In French, the style is sometimes referred to as 'béton-brut,' or ‘raw concrete.’

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    Careful readers may have noticed that brutalist design and architecture are used here somewhat interchangeably. While the most notable examples are buildings, often made of exposed brick and concrete, brutalism can also be seen as a general philosophy. The goal is function, first and foremost, and with that comes what some designers would describe as honesty. 

    #4

    Round House

    Round House

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    Lyone Fein
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So nice to have trees inside

    Travis Hoff
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Stark contrast. For me, the vast spacing between buildings and massive amounts greenery easily makes up for the brutal style buildings. Better than crowding a bunch of nice looking buildings together with room for little else, like most cities.

    Corvus
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Imagine if the roof was used as a running track.

    John Dilligaf
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No, It's Moscow. There's two apt buildings like this, they were built in the 1970s. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Round_Houses_in_Moscow

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    Id row
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Perfect for the zombie apocalypse.

    Ericthedead
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Probably a missile silo under the court.

    Ozymandias73
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Must be difficult having to parachute in to play tennis.

    Soso
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Zombie apocalypse proof apartment

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    #5

    The Iron Fountain . . . Polytechnic University Of Gyumri

    The Iron Fountain . . . Polytechnic University Of Gyumri

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    Hippopotamuses
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not a place to stand during an earthquake.

    Sarra Davtyan
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ironically enough, this was one of the few things that survived the 1988 earthquake almost fully intact. My dad told me about this fountain being like the only thing on the campus to remain standing

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    Sawdust
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This picture needs a banana.

    Jeremy Crocker
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Judging from the utility poles behind it, not that big.

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    Chyppa Homer
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Isn't this the summer home of Sauron ?

    Jeramiah Ross
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    haha, I thought and posted the same thing. Great minds and all.

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    P.A. Yearsley
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That is pretty wild. So it's a sculpture. There used to be a large academic compound here, but all the buildings were destroyed in the late 1980's by an earthquake. The fountain is what is left after the disaster.

    PurpleKU77
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks like ET phoned home but got the wrong number

    Jeremy Crocker
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nice of them to round off the spikes for safety.

    Jeramiah Ross
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The Dark Lord Sauron was pleased with his architect.

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    #6

    Ponte City Apartments, Johannesburg, South Africa

    Ponte City Apartments, Johannesburg, South Africa

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    Nor
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    DO NOT, I repeat...DO NOT GO ANYWHRE NEAR HERE!!!!!! I from Johannesburg and i wouldn't be even found dead here. This place is drug infested, run by the nigerians and ladies of the night.

    Karen Philpott
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks likecsomething out of Judge Dredd.

    Devon Britton
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Parts of Dredd were filmed not too far away actually...

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    Grant Caldwell
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That looks like a prison. An example of the bad side of brutality design.

    Id row
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Reminds me of the Peachtree complex in Dredd.

    Hippopotamuses
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well. That looks welcoming, doesn’t it.

    Jo Davies
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    District 9, Chappie and Resident Evil: the final chapter were filmed here.

    birdhouse
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks like a scene out of the Judge Dread movie.

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    Everything should look like what it’s intended to be. A residential building doesn’t need to be adorned with all sorts of decorations to make it look more like a palace or cathedral. Similarly, the method of construction is also clearly visible. Concrete walls, exposed brick, and beams. There is nothing hiding the functional parts of the construction. To take this a step further, glass is often used in large amounts to give those on the inside and outside the freedom to see. The style might seem ugly at times, though architects would argue that this is to avoid feelings of nostalgia, which, they believed, are worse.  

    #7

    Brutal Shore

    Brutal Shore

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    Edgar
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A quick research shows that it's the exit ramp of the Hoa Binh Dam (VietNam).

    2WheelTravlr
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I like the term "exit ramp" for the dam spillway. Perfectly descriptive!

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    CHRIS DOMRES
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would like the pressure washing contract for this place.

    shan
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This looks like where you’d take a helicopter in to meet at an evil villain’s lair.

    Lyop
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Me thinks this is about as brutal a building can get!!

    Id row
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It looks like a video game.

    Jeremy Crocker
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    From the late 90s with a low polygon count but nice bitmaps.

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    PurpleKU77
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    similar to the German "Atlantic Wall" structures

    Xray0976
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks like an Imperial base on Skerif

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    #8

    Niterói Contemporary Art Museum

    Niterói Contemporary Art Museum

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    Sander
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Very cool but not brutalist.

    SupaCab
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Agreed, Oscar Niemeyer was known for his modernist approach to architecture. This is a prime example of that philosophy, and while striking is not brutalist at all but rather a look into what "future" architecture would be like.

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    Nathan Bein
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks just like the Jetsons apartment building

    DaisyGirl
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In Brazil and completed in 1996

    Fox with a Dragon Tattoo
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These posters dont seem to know what brutalism is >.>

    Michael Largey
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Actually, they're talking about the crocs on the third guy from the right.

    xolitaire
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    On what earth is that brutalist

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    #9

    Mcbrutal Please

    Mcbrutal Please

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    CHRIS DOMRES
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The first fast food corporation on a moon of Jupiter?

    Ericthedead
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The play area in just three blocks of cement.

    Saint Thomas
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm pretty sure it's an AI generated image. (edit) : not an AI, but an art piece : https://www.globenewswire.com/en/news-release/2021/09/28/2304921/0/en/Architect-Quin-Wu-Blends-The-Soviet-Union-Centrally-Planned-Economy-With-McDonald-s.html

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    David Zupa
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This image infringe the copyright of Zupagrafika. The person pasted in the image is taken without permission from Zupagrafika's work, link below. The author of this render was notified. Please delete this image from the website asap. https://www.zupagrafika.com/shop/vorkuta-vorgashor-microrayon

    bears. beets. battlestar galactica.
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    **note to self: remember to never click on anything with this guys name on it**

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    Zara VP
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The title has me dying 😭

    Corvus
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Doesn't look like one. They always have weird anomalies in them, even with the best AI.

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    Often, the inner workings of a building are revealed. Pipes and conduits are on display and water tanks might be made visible to onlookers. This is in keeping with the theme of honesty. After all, most buildings and humans need running water and electricity to be functional, so why hide this obvious feature of existence? A lot of thought was given to interior space, at the visible cost of exterior decoration. The building's function is to house those inside it, not be a street decoration for onlookers.

    #10

    London Aquatics Centre . . . 2014

    London Aquatics Centre . . . 2014

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    TS Rhodes
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Leaf designs... natural light. Doesn't look Brutalist to me.

    Chewie Baron
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is the training pool that is underneath the main pool. The roof on the building was designed to resemble a whale swimming and is just supported by three points but is extremely safe.

    Lady of the Mountains
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The glare is not very safe, lifeguards can't see

    Dana Ondráčková
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have backroom bad anxiety dream vibes

    Gustav Gallifrey
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just goes to show that 'brutalism' doesn't have to be all that brutal.

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    #11

    Japan Brutalism

    Japan Brutalism

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    Tucker Cahooter
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Any idea what it is supposed to be?

    Jrog
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pretty sure it's a retainer wall for a slope, designed to blend into the hillside so when the vegetation grows it would be invisible. Great design IMHO.

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    JamezyJamez
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is not brutalism. It's reinforcement for a slope to prevent falling rocks, mudslides, etc. It's designed as such to allow the natural greenery to live on while keeping the area safe for those below it.

    Nizumi
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just because it's concrete doesn't mean it's an example of Brutalism.

    Virgil Blue
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks like Horizon Zero Dawn already happened there.

    Xray0976
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    All over Okinawa and Mainland Japan....think it's supposed to keep the rocks/soil from falling onto the roads?

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    #12

    Renaissance Center

    Renaissance Center

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    DadManBlues
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It contains 0% renaissance. Even not in traces.

    BravaHedgehog
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think the name might refer to the literal meaning of renaissance, rebirth. By bringing the outdoors inside maybe the concept is to bring it back to the earth or something? Not sure if that's the intention, but that's what I was thinking

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    Brandon Cota
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's actually really fun to explore in this building. Lots to see and do. Or just pick a pod and chill.

    Xray0976
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    GM Global HQ in Detroit... .looks nothing like this anymore. I used to be a Security Police Officer here! Detroit is the Renaissance City btw...

    Karen Grace
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Last time I was there was in the 80's. I went there on my honeymoon.

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    Rats Inc
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I like the trees inside. they give it some color

    Hugh G. Beef
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Didn’t this used to be a prison (before it was repurposed)?

    Jane Doe
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's the Institute from Fallout 4

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    While these lofty ideals seem good in theory, often they break down, quite literally, in practice. Concrete has a tendency to chip and rot, leaving a number of residential buildings looking like abandoned bunkers from the second world war. The public is also often hostile to the style, as the Economist found in Britain. Often enough, when there is a campaign to demolish a building, the unit selected will be brutalist in style. People hate how the facade gets damp and overrun with moss and lichen. Steel beams suffer from rust and the style’s emphasis on uniformity makes alienates its residents.

    #13

    Edificio Fiesp, São Paulo, Brazil

    Edificio Fiesp, São Paulo, Brazil

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    TotallyNOTaFox
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks like one of those small robots from Star Wars that drive around on imperial ships

    fandomprincess (he/she/they)
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This actually doesn't strike me as brutalist, it looks modern and sleek. Maybe a few changes could be made but I like it!

    Kim Steffen
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Do the elevators go up and down diagonally?

    Cé Vi
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Imperial Headquarters in Kaas city on Dromund Kaas

    Melissa Harris
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It does look like someone parked a '70s designed spaceship in the middle of town

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    #14

    Nakagin Capsule Tower . . Tokyo. . 1972

    Nakagin Capsule Tower . . Tokyo. . 1972

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    Saint Thomas
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's been dismantled last year :-/ Chris Broad from the YT channel 'Abroad in Japan' made a video about it, if you're interested. He got to film the last used pods a few months before the building was dismantled.

    Mystery Egg
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They dismantled this last year. Or the year before.

    onitsuka
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also not Brutalism. This was Metabolism

    Camilla Melander Drakenborg
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There is a pretty interesting yt video of this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrwYUOg1bZQ&ab_channel=StewartHicks

    Nellie Knobloch
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    12 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    it was a very iconic futuristic capsule hotel back in its prime and has sadly been demolished

    JayhawkJoey
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Given the space issues, and having lived in the endless uniform apartment complexes so common there, this has personality.

    gma
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    funniest comment here, thanks Chris i got a huge laugh

    Clay S.
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The tower of washing machines from The Sandlot

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    #15

    Rusted Brutalism

    Rusted Brutalism

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    Nancy T
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I like this. Would love to see the inside.

    InfiniteZeek
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I got you fam https://www.archdaily.com/26101/parish-church-of-santa-monica-vicens-ramos

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    JayhawkJoey
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I now understand that I hate brutalism.

    google slave
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It looks like the gobstopper from the original Willie Wonka.

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    Their appearance also strikes many as heartless and monolithic. While they are functional by principle, sometimes humans feel isolated and restricted by uniformity. The choice of materials also leads to a lot of urban decay, necessitating constant preservation efforts. So some wonder if something can truly be called functional if it needs more upkeep than some 19th and 20th-century constructions. 

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    #16

    Amphitheater Museum

    Amphitheater Museum

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    Tucker Cahooter
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some sunblock curtains needed. Also fix that headrest while you are at it

    Kathi Davis
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Waiting for Matt Damon to grow potatoes

    Timbob
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No, from Blade Runner !

    Chris Landrum
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    when your doctor's office is on mars

    Kali Chaos
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love this. If decorated properly, such a cool bedroom.

    Jeramiah Ross
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And that is what happens when you let the couch cushion adjuster go on holiday

    Nguyen Chau Nguyet Nhi
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can imagine wilbur soot sitting on that chair

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    #17

    Brutal Man

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    Hippopotamuses
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That space manages to be visually comfortable and uncomfortable at the same time.

    RafCo (he/him/ele)
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm very confused by the title. Very few of these are examples of brutalism

    KBT
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pretty sure I had a dream set in this building

    Karen Grace
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He looks so much like my Dad. He used to sit exactly like that. Nice memories.

    JayhawkJoey
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think Fear Factor did a stunt here.

    Xray0976
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is the Renaissance Center again in Detroit.

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    #18

    Control Room

    Control Room

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    DaisyGirl
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks like Chernobl CR before the meltdown

    P.A. Yearsley
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That was the first thing I thought. I think it was late 1990's or early 2000's before the last reactor at the site was taken offline.

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    Dawn Marie
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The film "China Syndrome" comes to mind.

    RafCo (he/him/ele)
    Community Member
    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was thinking if Andromeda Strain were filmed in Miami

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    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What part of the word "control" do you not understand?

    Klopec
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That looks very old unless it's in Russia!

    Phyzzi
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Except for the several large flat screens...

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    Nathan Bein
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks like the inside of an updated missile silo

    Larry XK
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think it's more like a nuclear power plant control room

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    #19

    Hyatt Regency, San Francisco

    Hyatt Regency, San Francisco

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    birdhouse
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks like the back side of an old T.V.

    P.A. Yearsley
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Feels like the architect was to embarrassed to admit the blueprint was side ways. So he doubled down and had the construction company build it.

    ravn
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Heh...the best example of Brutalism is SF if (appropriately enough) the Hall of Justice on Bryant. I always direct people to look for the building that looks like it was designed by an East German defector.

    Lauren S
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Look out! The building fell over!!

    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes. It's the only place in the neighborhood where you can't see this hotel.

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    Xenon
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Old computer monitor.

    PurpleKU77
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Reminds me of Crown Center in KCMO

    SomePeopleCallMeMaurice
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’ve stayed there and it’s actually beautiful. Those are staggered balconies and the views of the bay and the Oakland bridge are breathtaking.

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    #20

    Disney Contemporary Hotel

    Disney Contemporary Hotel

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    RafCo (he/him/ele)
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also modernist architecture. Concrete ≠ brutalism

    Clarf
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This resort is actually really cool inside. But this is definitely an old picture of it!

    Imjust jim
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This opulence can be yours for like 2 grand a night...the magic is making your money disappear.

    Phyzzi
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You can certainly spend that much at Disney World, but this "resort" is fairly "midrange" among their accomodations... not that $500 a night is exactly frugal.

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    JamezyJamez
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I stayed here when I was a kid! The photo is quite old but the hotel is still around and the architecture is the same. It's actually one of the high-end on-site resorts at Disney World but I was envious of the guests in the cool, themed neighboring resorts. I do remember thinking how cool and futuristic it must have been when it was built, the modernist motif and the monorail coming right into the lobby. It had a very Tomorrowland feel consistent with the designs of cities of the future made by Disney himself. Anyways, it was still pretty cool in the mid-90s when I visited and benefits from a prime location in the heart of Magic Kingdom

    Panda in the Fake South
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a kid we would camp at Disney Fort Wilderness. All the resorts are connected by monorail and you can use all the amenities. Even the ones you aren't staying at. I would ride the monorail to go to the arcade in the bottom of the Contemporary then the pool at the Polynesian.

    Frank S
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was so fascinated by this hotel when I was a kid.

    Timbob
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Are they really going to rename it DeSantis Village ?

    Garth
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In its day it was the future... now it's an over priced has been.

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    #21

    Cbr Cement Company, Headquarters In Brussels

    Cbr Cement Company, Headquarters In Brussels

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    Peppy
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Showcasing your product

    P.A. Yearsley
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Feels like a modern design made out of their main product. Our cement is so good we built our entire company headquarters out of it.

    Amanda Rose
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Makes me think of the rare books library on the Yale University campus. 1536px-Bei...b-jpeg.jpg 1536px-Beinecke_Library_at_night-640eed691120b-jpeg.jpg

    #22

    Concrete Acoustic Sound Mirrors . . . 1920s

    Concrete Acoustic Sound Mirrors . . . 1920s

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    Debby Keir
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Quite a few sites in Kent (UK) - they were developed as an early warning system for 'enemy aircraft' middle of WW1, and in use till the 30's.

    Gustav Gallifrey
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Of course, they still work, same as when they were new.

    Timbob
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For what, cows mooing ?

    Pedantic Panda
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pre radar technology to detect aircraft coming across English channel.

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    #23

    UFO In Bulgaria

    UFO In Bulgaria

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    Corvus
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It was meant to be a gathering/conference/ceremonial hall for the communist party, but was never really used. Then the regime fell and the whole thing was abandoned... but there are restoration efforts nowadays.

    Ansi
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or that is what the Men in Black wants you to think....

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    Jamie Wallace
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Buzludzha! - it's one of my life's ambitions to visit this place, and spend a night camped outside. Part of that ambition is to wake up looking at it, on (ideally) a beautiful bright, blue morning. The cold, I can handle.

    Anesor Ducasse
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is being reconstructed by an international team. And a nice summer festival at the hills around it. There is a whole FBpage about it: just do a "buzludzhaproject" search

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    Chris Landrum
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    they since sold it to jabba the hutt

    Anesor Ducasse
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is being reconstructed by an international team. There is a whole FBpage about it: just do a "buzludzhaproject" search

    GildasMom
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The good news is.... no solicitors! Ever.

    Garth
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Austin Powers will never find me in my evil lair...

    V Martinez
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I feel like I've seen this in a movie

    Virgil Blue
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Very science fictional. I approve.

    JayhawkJoey
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Another one where I'd like to spend a winter.

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    #24

    1970 Lancia Stratos Zero Concept

    1970 Lancia Stratos Zero Concept

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    Jrog
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How is that "brutalist"? It was a concept car pushing the limits of aerodynamic concept, lightning (the front lights, not shown here, are for the first time a single continuous line instead of two separate projectors) and mechanical layout. From the Stratos Zero was derived the Lancia Stratos HF, which dominated the rally scene in the early 1970s.

    RafCo (he/him/ele)
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Very few of these are examples of brutalism. I don't think the editor knows what it means, or maybe just think it means badass

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    TotallyNOTaFox
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I like it, too bad it never got into serial production

    DatBoi Jay
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks like my hot wheels after my dad accidentally stepped on them

    Elchinero
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's a "double roger" on the Lancia Stratos HF ... good call ...

    Paul C.
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Very similar to the car in A Clockwork Orange.

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    #25

    Kyoto Conference Center

    Kyoto Conference Center

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    Sasha Kuleshov
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can smell the coffee in the morning :D

    Panda Boi
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or actually from an Incredibles movie.

    Celtic Pirate Queen
    Community Member
    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This looks straight out of the movie "2001: A Space Odyssey". There's 3 hours of my life I'll never get back. Totally do NOT understand why people think it's so great.

    SomePeopleCallMeMaurice
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I feel like a person would get painfully bored sitting in there waiting for someone. About as appealing as sucking on cardboard.

    Peter Ledoux
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't think I could work there. Somethings off.

    Dana Ondráčková
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I dunno how or why but now I know how my weird art pull is called. Brutalism is weird but so interesting

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    #26

    Yellow | Brutal

    Yellow | Brutal

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    Peter Ledoux
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Great for giving directions, just look for the bright yellow stairway.

    #27

    Damsel In Distress. . . Wroclaw, Manhattan

    Damsel In Distress. . . Wroclaw, Manhattan

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    DaisyGirl
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is the Manhatten Estate in Wroclaw, Poland

    P.A. Yearsley
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Somehow this building feels both elegant and brutal.

    Celtic Pirate Queen
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Kind of looks like the set of the remake of "Total Recall".

    Garth
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They got lots of pigeon poop there.

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    #28

    Niterói Contemporary Art Museum, Oscar Niemeyer, 1996

    Niterói Contemporary Art Museum, Oscar Niemeyer, 1996

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    RafCo (he/him/ele)
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Good example of modernist architecture, as are most of Neimeyers buildings. Not even remotely brutalist

    Jonnathan Poirier
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ikr I see this and think of Epcot center world of tomorrow at Disney

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    August
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Feels like people don’t know what brutalist means lol

    Timbob
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why are you people not posting the locations along with the photos ???

    Julia R.
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The location is Niterói, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil

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    Connie Martin
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My art place has a first name/it's O-S-C-A-R/my art place has a second name/it's N-I-E-M-E-Y-E-R....

    Notthatbored
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    😆 I was wondering if my mind was the only one that went there!

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    Phyzzi
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cool to get a pic of the other side, but weird to have the one building with two pics also be the one that doesn't match the title.

    Deborah B
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This isn't brutalist. I like the building, but not on this list.

    Garth
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The mother ship will soon depart for Alpha Centauri

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    #29

    World Waterpark. . . Edmonton, Alberta. . Canada

    World Waterpark. . . Edmonton, Alberta. . Canada

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    tw 72
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How is this brutal? Looks like a great way to spend a winter weekend!

    Tessa Dawn
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Was born in Edmonton. The water park is pretty fun

    Ambyr Miller
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This was in the 1980s. Now that tube ride is gone and it has a zip line.

    Borealbabe
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No, I was on it less than a month ago. There is also a zip line and a bungee jump since this photo but the tube ride is still very much there.

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    DP Nerill
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It used to have submarines. At one time it had more functioning submarines than the Canadian. Although, when living in northern Alberta, it was a great place for a mini vacation.

    Amour Doctrina
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There's a spot like this in Texas?

    GrimFrosty
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    this is the perfect place for a horror movie or something

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    #30

    1980 Trevior Fiore Citroen Karin

    1980 Trevior Fiore Citroen Karin

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    Jrog
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It was a concept car, designed to showcase new technologies in glass panel fittings (notice the flush, trimless corners). Never meant to be practical or functional, concept car take a few ideas and bring them to their extreme just to push technology further and have the designers gather lot of experience to translate into actual production vehicles. BTW, it's not brutalist either.

    Edgar
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Citroen has always been so innovative and creative with its cars. It looks like there are only Citroen cars around this one.

    Garth
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mr Bond... this is your new car... Try to bring back intact...

    A. Starhawk Hunt
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Good lord, it’s a Karen car. Doesn’t surprise me, not from Citroen. Large contributor to a failed marriage along with Renault. That one was the car that broke the marriage’s camelback.

    Joeshar
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not brutalism but futurism

    Phillip Moderow
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Open door, get in, close door, *BONK*

    Chris
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cyber car by Musk many years ago

    Daft Mosquito
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Musk wouldn't even dream of that beauty. He's compensating for never have invented anything like this breakthrough.

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    #31

    Geisel Library. . University Of California

    Geisel Library. . University Of California

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    Lauren S
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ooh! I like this one! Extra vote for being full of books!

    Timbob
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    All those books, just about Geisel ?

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    #32

    Avala TV Tower, Yugoslavia

    Avala TV Tower, Yugoslavia

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    #33

    Mid Century Home

    Mid Century Home

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    Raine Soo
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love the sunken living room. I like everything about this.

    adam southard
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This isn’t really brutalist. Just modern. Wrong materials, too decorative. It’s cool though

    #34

    Bus Stop. . . Taraz, Kazakhstan

    Bus Stop. . . Taraz, Kazakhstan

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    Rosecrucian Roeth
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks like a Picasso Puppy getting ready to Poop.

    Hawkmoon
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nice for skateboarders, but it don't seem like providing much shelter for someone waiting for the bus.

    kelly walker
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    With the submissive pose, it should be an airline terminal.

    #35

    Lada 4x4. . . Residential Towers . . Yerevan, Armenia

    Lada 4x4. . . Residential Towers . . Yerevan, Armenia

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    Janelle Dummer
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you got one of the two apartments on the ends, on the top floor, you'd have no neighbors above or below you, or on one side. Might be nice, just don't look down when you look out your window.

    bottomless.abyss.of.bordem
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This picture is missing a dude posing in a track suit

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    #36

    Bbc Headquarters In Glasgow

    Bbc Headquarters In Glasgow

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    Ivan Petrov
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Federal Bureau of Control vibes.

    Timbob
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sing- sing, with a twist !

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    #37

    Communist Headquarters In Paris

    Communist Headquarters In Paris

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    CHRIS DOMRES
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can smell the moldy carpet.

    sofacushionfort
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not to be out-exceeded-quota by their East German comrades in ugly walls

    Richard Low
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is still in use this is macrons office

    #38

    Orange County Government Center . . . Goshen, NY

    Orange County Government Center . . . Goshen, NY

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    Hippopotamuses
    Community Member
    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’m surprised there was any orange colour left after the 70s sucked most of it out of the atmosphere.

    Saint Thomas
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks like a room from the game "Control"

    Timbob
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What the hell does Chartreuse county look like ?

    #39

    Fab-Union Space

    Fab-Union Space

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    Nikki Sevven
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lighting would be nice here. That way, you'd see the shadow of the thing lurking around the corner waiting to grab you.

    Nurichwersonst
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is it downwards or upwards? 😵‍💫

    Timbob
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks like recent Pyramid photos.

    Klopec
    Community Member
    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No way!

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    #40

    José Martí Fountain. . . Cuba

    José Martí Fountain. . . Cuba

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    J Adams
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cuba is missing a trick by not embracing making every building a Cube, Cuba the land of the cube

    Unknown
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks like a communist version of a Mario world level

    Peppy
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It’s a clever illusion

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    #41

    Brutal Office

    Brutal Office

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    Corvus
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Kinda like it. The view isn't bad.

    Phyzzi
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As long as you don't think about what is (not) beneath you

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    Xenon
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So you can leap to your doom at will.

    #42

    Concrete Discs, Netherlands

    Concrete Discs, Netherlands

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    tw 72
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Copied from elsewhere: It is a sculpture called "Klimwand en Schijf in Grofpuinheuvel” (which can be translated to "climbing wall and disc on rubble mount") by the Dutch artist and sculptor Frank de Wit. It seems to have been built between 1986 and 1993, and it is located in a nature park a couple km from Amsterdam.

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    Timbob
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Those are cymbals of modern art. (Sorry!)

    Otto Katz
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would love to go in there!

    Klopec
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would not go in there.

    #43

    Hotel Panorama

    Hotel Panorama

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    Emptycaketin
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's when you try to take a panoramic photo and your cat ends up having way too many legs

    °CORLEONE°
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This resort is in Slovakia. Štrbské Pleso 4020, 059 85 Vysoké Tatry, Slovakia

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    #45

    Mercedes Benz . . . Coruña, Spain

    Mercedes Benz . . . Coruña, Spain

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    Esqueleto Hotel. . . 1950s

    Esqueleto Hotel. . . 1950s

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    C.M.
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Was it called Skeleton Hotel before it was apparently abandoned?

    Imjust jim
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dufresne you better come out before i come thump your skull for you!!

    #47

    Neelam Theatre

    Neelam Theatre

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    Corvus
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Okay, that's a little unnerving. Gives me fallout bunker vibes.

    Klopec
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The stains on the chairs are gross

    Lauren S
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, it only looks spooky because it needs to be cleaned up, fixed up, and brightened up. The design itself I like. But I will say I’m quite spoiled in my US Harkins theaters with the leather (like?) reclining chairs. Sooo comfy. My 6 yo lays down flat when he gets bored. But this style makes me think of a school auditorium.

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    Timbob
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Never presented a single play ! The actors couldn’t find a way to enter the stage !

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    #48

    La Tulipe . . . Geneva Switzerland

    La Tulipe . . . Geneva Switzerland

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    #49

    Lugdunum Museum

    Lugdunum Museum

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    Sofiya Aghouchy
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lugdunum is the roman name of the city of Lyon (France) (Allez l'Olympique Lyonnais 😁) and the Lugdunum museum is the archeological museum of Lyon

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    #50

    Druzhba Sanatorium . . . Crimea. . 1985

    Druzhba Sanatorium . . . Crimea. . 1985

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    der sebbl
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's not that bad. Most of the rooms can overlook the sea and you've still got a decent amount of privacy

    Xenon
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    View of the beach at least.

    Timbob
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cry me a river ! (Sorry again)!

    DaisyGirl
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wonder if still standing nowadays

    #51

    Brutal Slide

    Brutal Slide

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    Tucker Cahooter
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Slide down the cold wet concrete and pretend you are having fun

    Lauren S
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My kid would love this and climb/slide for hours.

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    Puffy Pedro
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In Russia the slide, slides you.

    Unknown
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Can anyone read, and translate, the red sign? I'm thinking it's just something about not sliding down

    Phyzzi
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Probably "no skating" since that was my very first thought.

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    Lyone Fein
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't know about sliding, but it is definitely a beautiful piece of sculpture.

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    #52

    Restoration

    Restoration

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    Sawdust
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wonder is someone's made a sculpture where scaffolding is meant to be part of it.

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    #53

    Breuninger Department Store

    Breuninger Department Store

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    C.M.
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Probably pigeon spikes, so that birds don't try to nest on it.

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    #54

    Constantin Brodzki 1970

    Constantin Brodzki 1970

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    tw 72
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It looks like the 1970s "modern" - but at least there are windows

    #55

    Sc Johnson Headquarters

    Sc Johnson Headquarters

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    #56

    Swimming Pool, Der Spiegel Building. . . Hamburg . . 1969

    Swimming Pool, Der Spiegel Building. . . Hamburg . . 1969

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    #57

    House T. . . Tokyo

    House T. . . Tokyo

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    CHRIS DOMRES
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Again, I have the terrible urge to bring my pressure washer!

    #58

    Cold Comforts. . . Antarctic Research Base

    Cold Comforts. . . Antarctic Research Base

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    Corvus
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Doesn't look like concrete... so it's not brutalist.

    Sawdust
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It *is* brutally cold there.

    Lyone Fein
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's not Brutalist, it's just ugly.

    Ginger Ghost
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When u prioritise practicality over athstetics

    #59

    Monument Of The Fallen Soldiers. . Serbia

    Monument Of The Fallen Soldiers. . Serbia

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    #60

    Royal National Theatre . . . London

    Royal National Theatre . . . London

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    CHRIS DOMRES
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So has no one invented an anti mold treatment for concrete? Mold seems to be the major thing making these concrete structures so gross.

    Chewie Baron
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It’s not mould. This gets cleaned yearly. The lines are how the concrete was cast as this was built for the Festival of Britain in 1951.

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    Lyone Fein
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Great place to take b+w photos

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    #61

    The National Library. . . Minsk, Belarus

    The National Library. . . Minsk, Belarus

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    DaisyGirl
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is photoshopped. The National Library is only one "pod" https://www.belarus.by/en/about-belarus/architecture/national-library

    Saint Thomas
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Except it's just the one building, not a serie of them. This is photoshopped.

    Johnnynatfan
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wanted to go and check this out when I was in Belarus but my wife refuses to go inside of it because the government taxed them to pay for it.

    °CORLEONE°
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There is only one of these pods. https://www.google.com/maps/place/National+Library+of+Republic+of+Belarus/@53.9307008,27.6444014,666a,35y,323.28h,45.27t/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x46dbcedd83dd1587:0xde7f1c4f89d5e8b2!8m2!3d53.9314711!4d27.6461562!16zL20vMGIxMXQx

    #62

    Paul Rudolph’s Lower Manhattan Expressway. . . 1967

    Paul Rudolph’s Lower Manhattan Expressway. . . 1967

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    DaisyGirl
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Was never built - https://www.moma.org/collection/works/909

    Nogard
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's the lost project for THE LINE

    #63

    Disney’s Contemporary Resort. . . Orlando. . USA

    Disney’s Contemporary Resort. . . Orlando. . USA

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    #64

    Chiesa Di San Giovanni Battista

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    Jrog
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mario Botta's Church of St. John in Mogno, Switzerland. Not brutalist in any way, uses lot of local stone and has a peculiar blend of modern style and ancient materials and details (such as the portal shown, that reminds of the Tuscan Baroque). It was built in 1996 on the site of a XVI century chapel that was destroyed -along with part of the town- by an avalanche on 25th of April 1986. The church has the same volume and integrates some statues and the two bells of the old one.

    Neo
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why does it look like a chess board

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    #65

    Žižkov Television Tower, Prague, Czech Republic

    Žižkov Television Tower, Prague, Czech Republic

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    Sorrows Taylor
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    People should see the full size, with the crawling babies on it ...

    Xenon
    Community Member
    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I looked it up, what??

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    #66

    Brutal UFO Landed

    Brutal UFO Landed

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    liam newton-harding
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is a very popular building, on this post.

    Justin Rogers
    Community Member
    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Content filler in a copy and paste world. Original ideas and effort are gone

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    DaisyGirl
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is 3rd image and a different name and location each time....

    Corvus
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The roof was originally meant to be covered with gold leaves, I think.

    #67

    Bolwoningen, S-Hertogenbosch. . . Netherlands

    Bolwoningen, S-Hertogenbosch. . . Netherlands

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    Jrog
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bubble houses are the epitome of the Modernist style, calling them brutalist is a stretch.

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    #68

    Brutal Orange

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    goldyy
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    kinda getting orange fever rn pls paint more things orange

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    #69

    Claire T. Carney Library At Umass Dartmouth

    Claire T. Carney Library At Umass Dartmouth

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    Sasha Kuleshov
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Still in one piece? I want to visit :D

    Patrick A Mulcare II
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The library still stands but the architecture extends beyond this one building. The architecture is mirrored in the exterior and interior design of the entire campus.

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    Patrick A Mulcare II
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My father taught here for a few decades, I was hoping to see this place on the list. The campus is full of crazy textures and odd angles.

    Klopec
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Where's the books??

    #70

    Communist Headquarters Paris

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    Salgótarján . . . Hungary

    Salgótarján . . . Hungary

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    #72

    Brutalist House

    Brutalist House

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    Lyone Fein
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When they say house I wish they would show us the house. They just show us a wall here.

    Sasha Kuleshov
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some vertical white lines would help :D

    Timbob
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I like what you’ve done with the walls !

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    #73

    New Sherp Just Landed In The States

    New Sherp Just Landed In The States

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    CHRIS DOMRES
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Could have used that driving around Buffalo this last winter.

    Richard Low
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wouldn't say that it's impractical, probably has lots of practical uses.

    tweeve
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You might want to learn more about the vehicle before you start complaining about it. These are purpose-built for off-road. They turn more like a tank than a traditional car or truck. They float and can go just about anywhere.

    Grant Caldwell
    Community Member
    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh great another stupid, ugly, grotesque, impractical, dangerous car.

    M O'Connell
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's designed for use in remote swampy areas and has a maximum speed of 25mph. Relax a little.

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    Csaba Hegedűs
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If they say you compensate something with a Hummer, what would they say for this :P

    Imjust jim
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Someone just sold one on BAT for well over $100k.

    Rachel Reynolds
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can't wait to see those in the pick up line at elementary school

    #74

    Model M400 Helicoid Spiral Staircase

    Model M400 Helicoid Spiral Staircase

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    David Green
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a kid in the 60s a friend lived in a house with open tread stairs and it scared the s### out of me. I avoided going up, and more especially down, stairs whenever possible.

    Richard Low
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They would be so cool, if you have good balance and don't drink beer 🍻

    #75

    The Most Brutal Seat Reserved. . . . Japan

    The Most Brutal Seat Reserved. . . . Japan

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    #76

    Megatron Mcdonald’s, Cambridgeshire, England

    Megatron Mcdonald’s, Cambridgeshire, England

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    #77

    House In Kikuzaka

    House In Kikuzaka

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    Sasha Kuleshov
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    More like an LED inside an epoxy cube? :)

    Sawdust
    Community Member
    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thought it was just a light fixture for a minute. :-)

    #78

    Citroën Karin, Trevor Fiore

    Citroën Karin, Trevor Fiore

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    Larry XK
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Probably how Musk got his idea of the Tesla truck

    #79

    The Oscar Niemeyer Step . . . Paris

    The Oscar Niemeyer Step . . . Paris

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