I’m fairly sure you’re just making a joke about the name here, but brutalist architecture was actually a pretty genuine attempt to improve the circumstances of the public. The thinking was basically to put function over form and then embrace the raw appearance of materials and make it a feature. It didn’t always succeed at this, but th ethinking was pretty good
![A great example of Brutalist architecture, it divides opinion sharply [OC]](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/6c1b3532-38c7-4b0f-b926-089b3a0b567f.jpeg){kind=link}
When reality itself is brutal AF, architecture horning in is a tiresome and formerly-clever exercise. 🤷🏼♂️
I’m fairly sure you’re just making a joke about the name here, but brutalist architecture was actually a pretty genuine attempt to improve the circumstances of the public. The thinking was basically to put function over form and then embrace the raw appearance of materials and make it a feature. It didn’t always succeed at this, but th ethinking was pretty good
brutalism was actually a monumentally optimistic vision of the future
Thank you for the summary of the preceding comment, citizen. Your veracity has been noted. Carry on.
with your comedic instincts i would keep your day job brother
High praise, anon. You’re battin’ a thousand.
for nonsense humour (to generously interpret your babble) I highly recommend Spike Milligan. best of luck on your, no doubt arduous, journey
Aww, you really do get so rustled, dontcha? ^suchacuuutie
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