Regimenting the Body and Destroying the Soul—the Ugly Legacy of Brutalism

Regimenting the Body and Destroying the Soul—the Ugly Legacy of Brutalism

Modernists like to manipulate words, often “spinning” them into meanings that appear simple but are relatively obscure. For example, consider the modern misuse of the terms like “accompaniment,” “social justice,” or even “woke.” Such is not the case with the architectural style known as “brutalism.” The Architecture of Despair Merriam-Webster defines brutal using the words … Read more