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Concrete
Buildings that let the structure do the talking. Poured, shuttered and left unpainted, concrete carried the public ambitions of the post-war decades and is still the most argued-about material in architecture.
Worth seeing
Tower of Shadows
1956 · Brutalism
the Garrison
1972 · Brutalism
Filmhuset
1971 · Brutalism
SESC Pompeia Factory
1986 · Brazilian Modernism
Arkitekturskolan, Östermalmsgatan
1969 · Brutalism
S:t Görans gymnasium
1960 · Brutalism
National Arts Theatre
1976 · Brutalism
Grieghallen
1978 · Brutalism
Beograđanka Tower
1974 · Brutalism
Kantonsschule Rämibühl
1970 · Brutalism
Stenersen
1978 · Brutalism
Kaknäs Tower
1967 · Brutalism
Markuskyrkan
1960 · Brutalism
Palm Springs Art Museum
1976 · Brutalism
Warsaw Central Station
1975 · Brutalism
Televerket Headquarters Farsta
1969 · Brutalism
Landsstatshuset
1974 · Brutalism
Kenyatta International Convention Centre
1974 · Brutalism
MASP
1968 · Brazilian Modernism
Brunswick Centre
1972 · Brutalism
Saint Thomas Church
1960 · Brutalism
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- Museums and galleries 792
- Public art 775
- Stone and mortar 762
- World Heritage 489
- Castles and palaces 484
- Local traditions 430
- Legally protected 420
- Town halls 391
- Post-war ambition 368
- Schools 349
- Squares 297
- The functionalist turn 284
- National romanticism 262
- Monuments 261
- Stations 170
- Bridges 166
- Industrial architecture 142
- Award winners 141
- Glass towers 128
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