Series: My Year of Brutalism

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  • My Year of Brutalism

    My Year of Brutalism

    Seventeen years ago, I arrived at a new job on a college campus that had buildings the likes of which I had never seen. When I pointed this out to my manager, she simply replied “Brutalist.”  I thought this was a personal opinion.  At that time, my interest in architecture was high, but my actual…

  • An Unexpected Turn

    An Unexpected Turn

    My Year of Brutalism didn’t really take off, largely because I discovered that a lot of the buildings on the list I hoped to use aren’t actually Brutalist. But that’s okay! Because there is Brutalism in a lot of places, so I’m just expanding beyond the borders of New York City. And let’s be honest.…

  • Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music and Art and Performing Arts

    Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music and Art and Performing Arts

    100 Amsterdam Ave  Eduardo Catalano Completed in 1974