In the United States, brutalism had its heyday in the 1960s and 1970s. It was never popular. The “crowdsolving” design platform Buildworld recently ranked two infamous specimens, the J. Edgar Hoover ...

Few can agree on whether Brutalist architecture looks nice, but seemingly everyone wants to weigh in on the matter. In 2020, for example, US President Donald Trump targeted Brutalist architecture ...

Boston City Hall. Built in 1968 by Kallmann McKinnell & Knowles, Boston City Hall is one of the most controversial examples of brutalist architecture.

President Trump wants to ditch concrete monstrosities like the FBI building that uglify Washington DC — and federal agencies ...

But real brutalist architecture is seldom celebrated. Here are some local examples in the tristate area. 'The Brutalist' is up for 10 Oscars. ... Buildings like Boston's brutalist City Hall.

Some call brutalist architecture ugly or chunky. ... The J. Edgar Hoover building takes up two city blocks downtown. All concrete, lots of straight lines, and an insane amount of windows ...

Mayor Wu designates Boston City Hall a historic landmark 02:32. BOSTON - Boston City Hall, known for its brutalist architecture, is now an official historic landmark despite once being named the ...

That slowness might be the one thing these films get right about architecture and city building. Mostly, they trade on outdated ideas and stereotypes that may work for dramatic purposes (although ...

Many people think brutalist architecture is ugly. ... Boston City Hall, built in the Brutalist architectural style, is seen in Boston on Friday, August 13, 2021.

Many people think brutalist architecture is ugly. ... Boston City Hall, built in the Brutalist architectural style, is seen in Boston on Friday, August 13, 2021. Image: Ted Shaffrey/AP.