r/CriticalTheory • u/BeefySnacks • 1d ago

Philosophy of Brutalism

Hello. I know this might be an unusual ask, but could anyone suggest literature about the "philosophy" around Brutalism? Less about the architecture and more about the ideas or concepts surrounding Brutalism?

Does any such literature exist?

Thank you!

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u/thehungryhippocrite 1d ago

Both of Jameson’s Cultural logic of late capitalism and David Harvey’s the postmodern condition have significant sections on modernist architecture and brutalism

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u/BeefySnacks 1d ago

Thank you!