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KunstlerCast #111: Brutalism
KunstlerCast #111: Brutalism
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Length:
47 minutes
Released:
May 13, 2010
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
James Howard Kunstler explains the origins of brutalism, the modernist architectural style that resulted in the horrible, poured concrete bunker-like buildings found all across the world. JHK explains why these concrete buildings age more rapidly, and less gracefully, than Roman concrete buildings. He also tells the story of how Hitler inspired (indirectly) these despotic structures. Specific examples of brutalist buildings discussed in this episode are: Boston City Hall, Troy City Hall, the Paul Rudolph building at Yale University and The Third Church of Christ, Scientist, in Washington, D.C.
Released:
May 13, 2010
Format:
Podcast episode
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