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people do not hate brutalism enugh... no soul, no spirit.... no wonder brutalism is beloved style of dictators and libtards

Mies's creations is a resting spot for architect's eyes in this world of excessively decorated spaces

Reminds me of Yamasaki’s design for the original World Trade Center buildings in New York, where a substantial amount of the load was put into the outer frame of the building, allowing for a more open, column-free floor space. Also gothic cathedrals, where external supports were used for the same reason

It is a stile of archicrapture .

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40 Wall St is just amazing. And no one ever wants to mention it

How is one an Imagineer and also a Jehovahs Witness like...two very very different Masters. PerhapscJehovah Witnessed Mickey making theme parks

This was great! Architecture as moments not as places

Good morning. Dae Woo International, may I help you? 88th Floor...good bye, cya Mr Woo.

Yeppers for Ronald Reagan again!

They are not masters, Zaha Hadid is the Master 🎉

This used to be one of my favorite spots to go when stationed in San Diego. It used to have the Sam Goody Music Store, the Comics n Stuff, a Panda Inn Restaurant, a Burger place, and even a bookstore.

Hey Steve. What a fantastic presentation and back story. Well done. Wow. The Pan Pacific was really a triumph of architecture that blended optimism and fantasy. I wish I could have seen this treasure in person. Your interview with Alan was also fascinating. Thank you for your commitment to superb architecture and for posting this historic information.

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Hi Steve! Thank you for nice videos.

Where's Zaha Hadid in all of that 😒

Great little doco, Steve. As for Brutalism...I am divided. Part of me, the artistic part, loves it. The ambition, the goemetric poetry. However, the sight of mottled grey and drab concrete buildings is, as you suggest, more dystopia than utopia. Indeed, there is a kind of inhumanity about much of it. That said, thanks again for the video.

Lord forgive me

Modern architecture is dystopian and crap. Get rid of everything post ~1945-1960

Much like a joke, if it needs explanation, it’s not very good

is this AI?

I've always loved Brutalism, and I 'm not an expert on architecture or anything. It's like you're on another planet, how could you not love it. I think it's exciting and beautiful. Granted, some of those huge blocks of apartments are not as successful as the public-institution buildings generally are, but well, I guess no style has a 100% batting average.

It's a hard life as a bostonian who likes the city hall

As you say, more or less, Brutalism as applied to an actual building began with the Smithsons ('Smargsons') Hunstanton School in Cambridgeshire - which was in fact Miesian. Golden Lane, on which my father worked, was anyhting BUT Brutalist.

What IS Brutalism? No-one (incl Banham) has successfully defined it - and hence it is applied willy-nilly as an epithet to anything anyone happens to dislike - as with 'Communism', or 'Woke' or 'Weird'

This is my favorite kind of architecture 😍

Wow. For me despite some being absolutely artistc works both in concept and realization... but holy crap but don't they all feel like prison? Every single one looks like jail or prison. That's why the common folks hated it...and why the commies liked it. Know your place, prol

Gold finger was a architect 👀😨

It's not in a grey area, it's unambiguously horrible

Some feedback, if you want it: your introduction should give us some basic details before heading into the history. Where exactly is this structure? When was it made? Why is it abandoned (?) now? The history of how we got "here" becomes a little tedious when we don't know when, where, and what "here" is. Eight minutes in, I stopped and went back to the beginning because I thought I was missing something.

In Colorado, where I grew up, there were two notable examples of Brutalism. One, the Denver Art Museum, is in my mind an example of the very worst of the type. Monstrously ugly in proportions and detail. Cumbersome, heavy, monolithic. One could argue that it's not "brutalism" in a strict sense, but in most major respects it may as well be. Tiny slit windows, almost a parody of a medieval castle. The other, the Arapahoe Community College (in Littleton), a wonderful example of the style. Unfortunately, since defaced with a post-modern facade, you have to look at old photos to see it at its best. Sprawling, expansive, (despite not actually being that big of a building), neat and well proportioned. Inside and out, a showcase of concrete, glass, and tile.

Looks alright but maybe just no ads on the buildings

most brutalist architecture looks like a sad attempt at power projection, a bragging right that doesnt have much to brag about. Not to mention the shapes, colors, layouts, and designs are bland, dehumanizing, and uninspiring--if you've seen a few brutalist buildings you've kinda seen them all. I both pity and loathe this "style".

Did not expect to see Eddie in this video… Interesting how Las a Vegas went from Decorated Shed to Duck to giant sphere that can project a Duck🤔

Lovely video

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Why so little subscribers???? I love you videos, this channel will blow up

Michael Graves talents were wasted on buildings. He would have been a master decorator of cakes. His pallet limited to icing. I was an architecture student when this building was constructed and we had to watch a promotional film about Graves as the master architect- gag. The failure of the Post Modern movement is highlighted in the failure and lack of public interaction within the urban fabric of Portland. The post modern movement was a practice of putting lipstick on a pig. When I was studying architecture abroad I was turned onto a gallery in Milan that sold works made by famous architects- this was before Graves sold his name to Target. Anyway- i purchased and still own a signed silk and numbered original silk screen print made by Graves in 1976 #65 of 80. If any of you is interested in purchasing it please contact me. It is in mint condition.

Good video - learned something - for another good example take a look at the University Of Toronto's in Canada main Library, that looks more like a detention centre than a library - sadly this style is anything but inviting. very cold and institutional.

Used as artwork it can be awe-inspiring. But using it for commercials kills it. Absolutely. Then it just becomes a flickering backdrop you ignore, or an active annoyance. And unless we get to a point where we have surplus renewable energy, wasting energy on something like the Sphere is just excessively wasteful - even if it uses all renewables, that energy can go to offset fossil fuel use elsewhere instead. Particularly with the climate crisis occurring.

The problem was that as a piece of art, there’s a lot to appreciate and even love about brutalism for its advocates, but the architects didn’t actually care about how the building would feel to live in, which is what all the “common people” would have to deal with and suffer over the long-term. This hypocrisy of brutalism is what makes it so dystopian. Single one-off grand buildings that use its aesthetic to produce interesting structural forms are something people can appreciate and even live with, but if you look at the actual impact for people who live in those brutalist housing estates and amongst similar buildings, it’s just a dystopian hypocrisy - just like communism itself became under the Bolsheviks. For all its supposed symbolism of equality, brutalism is fundamentally oppressive, authoritarian and uncompromising, all of which present the symbolism of a dictatorial style of governance. This is why it is so favoured for governmental buildings, as it forces people to comply to its restrictive presence, but also why it is favoured for communist buildings. This type of equality is only the equality you find when everyone is forced into the same confining box. Furthermore, beyond the architecture of individual buildings, it’s a negative presence in a city, where it’s symbolism is about imposing on its environment and forcing itself on the surrounding space, which are key problems with cities that humanity is dealing with now. And Calling it “raw and honest” is a fallacy anyway, because these buildings didn’t just use concrete for necessary functions but as decorative components. How does using concrete as decoration differentiate from other forms of decoration?

Excellent video and super interesting topic! 👏 There is really no other kind of architecture that reflects our contemporary culture like this: like social media every building is competing to draw attention to itself. Im planning on making a small thesis on this topic so this video is really helpful 😊

It's always a delight to discover a channel that you know is going to do well before everyone else so you can be the one to introduce people to it.

What a waste

wonderful video, thanks <3

I love this story. Learned about it when I was constructing my Lego NYC model in 2009. And the the finale that the Empire State Building (my favoritr building) would come along 6 smonths stopping the two other buildings argument of which was actually taller.

This venue was part of my parents’ generation but I always thought it was stunning and really wish someone would have wanted to preserve/restore it before its demise

Soon, every building and house will be just like these, when Ai takes over.

excellent video my friend