brutalist architecture

20th century style of architecture
Intangible architectural_style Q994776
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brutalist architecture

Summary

brutalist architecture is an architectural style[1]. It ranks in the top 0.25% of architectural_style entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,274 views/month, #1 of 396).[2]

Key Facts

  • brutalist architecture is credited with the discovery of Reyner Banham[3].
  • brutalist architecture is credited with the discovery of Hans Asplund[4].
  • brutalist architecture's instance of is recorded as architectural style[5].
  • béton brut is named after brutalist architecture[6].
  • brutalist architecture is a type of modern architecture[7].
  • brutalist architecture is part of modern architecture[8].
  • brutalist architecture's Commons category is recorded as Brutalist architecture[9].
  • brutalist architecture began on January 1, 1950[10].
  • brutalist architecture ended on January 1, 1970[11].
  • brutalist architecture's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Brutalist architecture[12].
  • brutalist architecture's described by source is recorded as Q123462256[13].

Body

Definition and Type

brutalist architecture's instance of is recorded as architectural style[5]. It is a type of modern architecture[7].

Origins

béton brut is named after brutalist architecture[6].

Use and Application

brutalist architecture is part of modern architecture[8].

Influence

Things named for brutalist architecture include The Brutalist[14], a film[15], directed by Brady Corbet[16].

Why It Matters

brutalist architecture ranks in the top 0.25% of architectural_style entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,274 views/month, #1 of 396).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

It has been cited as an influence by Soviet Modernist architecture[19], an architectural style of an area[20].

Entities named for it include The Brutalist[14], a film[15], directed by Brady Corbet[16].

FAQs

Who did brutalist architecture influence?

brutalist architecture has been cited as an influence by Soviet Modernist architecture[19].

References

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  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [19] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [14] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [15] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discoverer or inventor Reyner Banham, Hans Asplund
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