El brutalismo fue más que un estilo de concreto crudo y formas audaces: fue un experimento en la forma de moldear la sociedad a través del diseño. Surgido de la devastación de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, prometía dignidad, eficiencia y equidad en la vivienda y en los espacios públicos. Los edificios se redujeron a loContinueContinue reading “Neuroarquitectura: Lecciones del brutalismo”
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Neuroarchitecture: Lessons from Brutalism
Brutalism was more than a style of raw concrete and bold forms—it was an experiment in shaping society through design. Emerging from the devastation of the Second World War, it promised dignity, efficiency, and fairness in housing and public life. Buildings were stripped back to their essentials, constructed in béton brut—raw concrete—without ornament or disguise.ContinueContinue reading “Neuroarchitecture: Lessons from Brutalism”
Brutalism and Social Housing: Utopia, Failure, and Legacy
“Less is boring” Robert Venturi Few architectural projects capture the promise and pitfalls of Brutalism as vividly as Robin Hood Gardens in East London. Designed by Alison and Peter Smithson in the early 1970s, it was conceived as a social experiment: vast concrete blocks connected by “streets in the sky” and centred around a greenContinueContinue reading “Brutalism and Social Housing: Utopia, Failure, and Legacy”
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