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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

BRUTALISM

BRUTALISM Bru "tal *ism, n.

 

Defn: Brutish quality; brutality.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

brutalism

bru tal ism |ˈbro͞otlˌizəm ˈbrudlɪzəm | noun a style of architecture or art characterized by a deliberate plainness, crudity, or violence of imagery. The term was first applied to functionalist buildings of the 1950s and 1960s that made much use of steel and concrete in starkly massive blocks. DERIVATIVES bru tal ist noun & adjective

 

Oxford Dictionary

brutalism

bru ¦tal |ism |ˈbruːt (ə )lɪz (ə )m | noun 1 [ mass noun ] cruelty and savageness. 2 a stark style of functionalist architecture, especially of the 1950s and 1960s, characterized by the use of steel and concrete in massive blocks. DERIVATIVES brutalist noun & adjective

 

Duden Dictionary

Brutalismus

Bru ta lis mus Substantiv, maskulin Architektur , der |Brutal i smus |der Brutalismus; Genitiv: des Brutalismus Baustil, bei dem die Bauten von dem Material und der Funktion der Bauelemente bestimmt sein sollen, was dadurch erreicht wird, dass Material, Konstruktion u. a. in ihrer ursprünglichen Beschaffenheit sichtbar sind

 

Spanish Dictionary

brutalismo

brutalismo nombre masculino Estilo arquitectónico, nacido en Gran Bretaña hacia 1950, que reivindica el valor estético de las estructuras y elementos constructivos :el "Walden 7 ", en los alrededores de Barcelona, es un enorme edificio de apartamentos inspirado en el brutalismo británico .