Radomíra Sedláková: Brutalism in Architecture - online lecture

Brutalism is currently a trendy word. It is already a well-established term from the architecture of the second half of the 20th century. There are at least two interpretations – one stems from the possibilities of raw concrete (béton brut) and massive, rough concrete masses, usually tracing its origins to the buildings of Le Corbusier, primarily his Unité d'Habitation in Marseille. The second interpretation is different; it comes from the fact that everything in the building is "brutally" exposed – whether it is technical equipment or engineering networks. This approach, along with the term brutalism, first appeared in 1949 in a design for a school in Hunstanton, UK, by the Smithsons.
Between 1960 and 1990, there were not suitable conditions for working with brutal, raw concrete, nor for creating architecture of the second interpretation. So, what comes to mind when we mention Czech brutalist architecture?
Presented by doc. Ing. arch. Radomíra Sedláková, CSc., Faculty of Civil Engineering CTU
The lecture will be streamed online for free on Facebook.