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fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
2 weeks ago

When a Photographer Builds a Fortress: John Dessarzin's Brutalist Jungle Sanctuary in Costa Rica - Yanko Design

When a National Geographic photographer designs his sanctuary, the lens doesn't disappear. John Dessarzin's Brutalist compound in Atenas, Costa Rica, frames the jungle like a permanent viewfinder: all concrete, steel, and calculated sightlines. Perched on a cliff bordering a protected bird sanctuary in the Central Valley, the 2017 residence rejects the neoclassical templates that dominate the region in favor of raw materiality and seismic resilience.
Design
NYC real estate
fromCurbed
4 weeks ago

The Brutalist Beach House on Ocean Avenue

A distinctive Brutalist-inspired Manhattan Beach house by WXY has struggled to sell despite high local demand and multiple price reductions over eight years.
US news
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

In 'HIM,' football greatness comes with a price. Tyriq Withers is its rising star

A Jordan Peele-produced horror film links football ambition, mentorship and violence through a rookie quarterback trained by a menacing former star in a desert compound.
Miscellaneous
fromArchDaily
3 months ago

North Macedonia Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale Revisits the Brutalist Architecture of Skopje

Skopje's post-1963 identity is defined by Brutalist architecture, shaped by international influences like Kenzo Tange and exhibited through models recontextualized as a conceptual street.
Renovation
fromArchDaily
3 months ago

Citizen-Led Campaign Proposes New Use for Kenzo Tange's Kagawa Gymnasium, Facing Demolition

Kagawa Prefectural Gymnasium faces demolition despite preservation efforts due to structural issues and lack of viable reuse options.
Renovation
fromSFGATE
4 months ago

Rare Brutalist Landmark Hits the Market in Santa Barbara for $4.4 Million: 'A Home for a Collector, a Connoisseur'

A brutalist mansion in Santa Barbara offers a unique living experience, blending art and architecture in a historically significant design.
fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
4 months ago

architectural icons in music: from harry styles at barbican to bad bunny & breuer's brutalism

In Bad Bunny's NUEVAYoL music video, the Puerto Rican artist stages a quinceañera at Marcel Breuer's Meister Hall, an iconic Brutalist structure in New York City.
NYC music
fromwww.archdaily.com
4 months ago

MS House / Studio Saransh

The design of the house begins with a simple promise: to preserve the site's nine mature neem trees at all cost.
Design
London politics
fromwww.standard.co.uk
5 months ago

Balfron Tower residents 'downright insulted' by 100 compensation offer after 'crippling' broken lifts ordeal

Residents of Balfron Tower are outraged by a £100 compensation offer after repeated lift failures, feeling it undervalues their living conditions.
London politics
fromwww.bbc.com
5 months ago

Listed building attempt for Central London YMCA

Efforts are underway to list the first YMCA building to preserve its architectural and historical significance after its recent closure.
NYC real estate
fromTheartnewspaper
6 months ago

Interiors of former Whitney Museum building landmarked ahead of Sotheby's move-in

The interior of Marcel Breuer's former Whitney Museum has been designated as a landmark to protect its Brutalist architectural features.
San Francisco
fromsfist.com
6 months ago

95-Year-Old Artist Behind Often Reviled Embarcadero Plaza Fountain Flies to SF to 'Save' It

Armand Vaillancourt advocates for the preservation of his fountain amidst proposed redesigns that exclude it, emphasizing its historical and symbolic importance.
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