Concrete is naturally grey, but does that entail or guarantee any trace of Béton Brut? One of the two building constellations pictured above is most definitely not. What about proportion and scale? The public’s expert opinion seems to be that the thing that matters is that they (everything and anything built) should resemble/mimic the surrounding… Continue reading Béton Brut, It’s Not
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Béton Brut
The KTH-A building on Östermalmsgatan 26, and its 45 years of proud service as an institution producing and disseminating architectural knowledge. The building was inaugurated in 1970 and designed by a team of architects led by Gunnar Henriksson and John Olsson. Ref. This new-brutalist masterpiece was voted the ugliest building in Stockholm 2008 and was… Continue reading Béton Brut
Rådhuset (District Court)
One of the exits to the subway station Rådhuset in Stockholm, Sweden. I’ve rarely been here. It is a harsh, yet beautiful place. Brutalism, Béton Brut. I was surprised about many things, the lighting for one. The pictures doesn’t tell the truth about how dark and obscured the location actually is. This series was taken… Continue reading Rådhuset (District Court)
Where They Moved II
This is their new home no 15 Where They Moved I they used to be housed in this one at no 26: Béton Brut.
Where They Moved I
This is their new home no 15 they used to be housed in this one at no 26: Béton Brut.