Wednesday, January 4, 2017

Space ship



The UCSD library is an iconic example of brutalist architecture. From a distance it looks like an inverted pyramid.

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  1. I'm reminded a bit of stadium architecture too.

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  2. Brutalist architecture! I found the Wikipedia article in the subject but did not find an explanation of where the name came from. Interesting

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    1. One theory is that it refers to the french word for raw concrete "béton brut." As with all things on the internet take it with a grain of salt. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brutalist_architecture

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