BZippy & Co's oversized ceramics mimic brutalist architecture
As part of the VDF x Sight Unseen collaboration, Los Angeles studio BZippy & Co is debuting a collection of ceramic objects that measure up to half a metre tall. More
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Squashed-looking concrete bench by Thomas Musca and Duyi Han references brutalist architecture
Designers Thomas Musca and Duyi Han have cast reinforced concrete into furniture with chunky angles and geometric voids that take cues from brutalist architecture. More
Demolition restarts on Paul Rudolph's brutalist Shoreline Apartments in Buffalo
Demolition has started again on Paul Rudolph's Shoreline Apartments in Buffalo, New York after it was halted two years ago when a resident refused to move off the premises. More
Pedro Reyes designs his own brutalist studio in Mexico City
Mexican sculptor Pedro Reyes has built a bunker-like studio from prefabricated concrete and stone alongside his home in Coyoacán, Mexico City. More
Virgil Abloh channels brutalism for concrete Efflorescence furniture series
Fashion designer Virgil Abloh has created a graffiti-covered furniture collection for Paris studio Galerie Kreo, which takes cues from brutalism and the urban landscape. More
Brutalist Marcel Breuer building in Connecticut sold to become hotel
IKEA has sold a brutalist tower by Marcel Breuer in Connecticut to a local architect and developer, who plans to turn it into a zero net energy boutique hotel. More
Benjamin Benmoyal makes garments from recycled cassette tapes
Central Saint Martins fashion student Benjamin Benmoyal drew on his years in the Israeli army to design this collection of "utopian" garments, hand-woven from fabrics made of recycled cassette tapes. More
Boston City Hall renovation preserves "straightforward honesty" of brutalist building
LED lights illuminate the gridded concrete structure of Boston's brutalist city hall, which has been renovated by local firm Utile. More
Bum-shaped sculptures feature in Axel Arigato's brutalist Copenhagen flagship
The monolithic concrete forms associated with brutalist architecture inspired the interiors of Axel Arigato's Copenhagen flagship store, which the shoe brand has designed in collaboration with Christian Halleröd. More
Joanne Underhill photographs Welbeck Street car park ahead of demolition
London-based photographer Joanne Underhill has attempted to save Welbeck Street car park in a "small way" with a new series of colour photos. More
Architects grieve as demolition starts on "design icon" Welbeck Street car park
Architects have been lamenting the loss of the Welbeck Street car park in London, as works starts to replace the brutalist building with a new hotel. More
"We couldn't stop Balfron Tower from being privatised. In fact we probably helped it along"
We're all to blame for the gentrification of Ernö Goldfinger's brutalist Balfron Tower, says Owen Hatherley, so stop getting angry at the architects. More
Photos and scans reveal abandoned ruins of Casa Sperimentale
The ruins of Casa Sperimentale, an experimental concrete treehouse built by Giuseppe Perugini and Uga de Plaisant, have been digitally recorded for a new exhibition. More
Brutalist Welbeck Street car park will definitely be demolished
London's brutalist-era Welbeck Street car park is to be torn down and replaced by a luxury hotel, despite campaigns to save its unique facade. More
Patisandhika and Daniel Mitchell complete A Brutalist Tropical Home in Bali
A double-height living room stands at the centre of this brutalist house, completed by architectural studio Patisandhika and designer Dan Mitchell in Bali, Indonesia. More
"Boston City Hall is the frog waiting to wake up as a prince"
As the brutalist Boston City Hall celebrates its 50th birthday, Aaron Betsky reflects on the building's history as a monument to social democracy, and wonders if proposed updates will bring it a happily ever after. More
Catholic Church would give brutalist ruin of St Peter's Seminary away for nothing
The Roman Catholic Church has said it is in a "catch-22 situation" over the A-listed St Peter's Seminary in Scotland, as it can't sell, demolish or give away the brutalist ruin designed by Gillespie, Kidd and Coia. More
Moshe Safdie's private Habitat 67 home is restored and open to the public
The duplex apartment that architect Moshe Safdie designed for himself in his brutalist Habitat 67 complex in Montreal has opened to the public, after a major restoration completed by his firm. More
Valdemar Coutinho Arquitectos completes brutalist concrete sports centre in Portugal
Valdemar Coutinho Arquitectos has completed a sports centre in Portugal, featuring angular concrete surfaces that funnel daylight into its public foyer. More
Eytys's London store pays homage to Swedish brutalism
Stockholm-based clothing brand Eytys's first London store has an interior that references Swedish brutalism and postmodernism. More