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Brutalism

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Series: Architecture 101
Date Recorded: July 31, 2010
Duration: 01:19:20

Derived from the French term béton brut, the Brutalist movement in architecture is characterized by a predominant use of raw concrete and blocky forms. Susan Piedmont-Palladino, National Building Museum curator and architecture professor at Virginia Tech’s Washington Alexandria Architecture Center, explores this form of architecture that many love to hate.

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