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brutalism

[broot-l-iz-uhm]

noun

(in modern architecture) the aesthetic use of basic building processes with no apparent concern for visual amenity.

Origin:
1795–1805, for literal sense; brutal + -ism; in reference to architecture first used by British architects Alison Smithson (born 1928) and Peter Smithson (born 1923) in 1953

Related forms

bru·tal·ist, noun, adjective

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brutalism (ˈbruːtəˌlɪzəm)

—n
	Also called: new brutalism an austere style of architecture characterized by emphasis on such structural materials as undressed concrete and unconcealed service pipes

'brutalist

—n, —*adj*

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