35. Brutalism Flashcards
Name two influences that Le Corbusier’s late designs had on Brutalist architects.
sculptural form; contrast in forms (horizontal datum + platonic solids
The Bauhaus teacher who became known for his post-WW2 Brutalist buildings was ________________.
Breuer
The concrete folded plate was part of the design oeuvre of _______________.
UNESCO Headquarters
Which two buildings by Marcel Breuer employed a folded plate?
St. Johns Abbey
UNESCO Headquarters
Paul Rudolph’s Brutalist buildings employed what exterior material?
Fractured fin concrete
What building was the inspiration for the Boston City Hall?
La Tourette
Sketch the design/program concept of the Boston City Hall.
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Who are considered to be the earliest British “New Brutalists?”
Alison and Peter Smithson
What group was founded as a revolt against CIAM? Name two of its founders.
Team X; Alison and Peter Smithson
What was the name of Colin Rowe’s first major treatise on architecture?
The Mathematics of the Ideal Villa
Who was the British architectural theorist that can be credited with infusing the use of history back into architectural design?
Rowe
Describe two differences between American Brutalism and British New Brutalism.
American- non traditional sculpture forms, expression of structural, mechanical, programmatic volumes
British- more harsh, reaction to snobbishness of aristocracy
What natural phenomenon can be compared to Sterling’s design of the Florey Student Housing?
Geodes
Sketch the design concept of Sterling’s History Building in Cambridge University.
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What Aalto building could have been the formal precedent for Sterling’s Engineering Building at Leicester University?
Helsinki Institute of Technology
