Illustrated Architecture Dictionary ............. Styles of Architecture

Brutalism in Buffalo, NY
1945-1960

Movement in modern architecture, emphasizing stark forms and raw surfaces, particularly of concrete

Features:

• Raw and exposed materials emphasizing stark forms
  
  
• Primordial
  
  
• Scuptural
  
  
• Weighty textured surfaces and massiveness, created mainly by large areas of patterned concrete.
  
  
• Windows consist of tiny openings
  
  
• Combination of voids and solids giving walls an egg-crate appearance
  
  
• Mechanical systems are left exposed on the interior of the bare structure

Examples from Buffalo architecture

• Illustration above: Buffalo City Court

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See also: Highlights of Buffalo's History, 1945-1960

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