This brings us to the final, real-world conflict. Many original Brutalist buildings are now between 50 and 70 years old. That is the age when structures are either preserved or demolished.
In addition, the use of raw concrete as a building material has proven to be problematic, with many Brutalist buildings suffering from water damage, cracking, and other structural issues.
(the film) ends with a strange epilogue set in 1980 at the Venice Biennale. An elderly Tóth watches his building—abandoned, tagged with graffiti, but structurally perfect—sitting in a forest. It looks monstrous. It looks holy.
László looked at the ground. "It should look like it will be here after we are gone," he replied.
These buildings are often "leaky concrete" (alkali-silica reaction, or ASR, causing cracks), expensive to heat, and filled with asbestos. They are also universally hated by the local residents who have to look at a grey wall every morning.
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This brings us to the final, real-world conflict. Many original Brutalist buildings are now between 50 and 70 years old. That is the age when structures are either preserved or demolished.
In addition, the use of raw concrete as a building material has proven to be problematic, with many Brutalist buildings suffering from water damage, cracking, and other structural issues. The Brutalist
(the film) ends with a strange epilogue set in 1980 at the Venice Biennale. An elderly Tóth watches his building—abandoned, tagged with graffiti, but structurally perfect—sitting in a forest. It looks monstrous. It looks holy. This brings us to the final, real-world conflict
László looked at the ground. "It should look like it will be here after we are gone," he replied. In addition, the use of raw concrete as
These buildings are often "leaky concrete" (alkali-silica reaction, or ASR, causing cracks), expensive to heat, and filled with asbestos. They are also universally hated by the local residents who have to look at a grey wall every morning.