Behind the scenes of Brazil Brutalist architecture was conceived in the aftermath of World War II with a vision rooted in egalitarian and democratic ideals. Its raw, unadorned concrete structures and imposing massing were meant to embody honesty, utility, and social progress; brutalism was meant to be an architectural language accessible to all. Yet over time, these very characteristics have been reinterpreted in real life by the general population as ugly and cheap due to th
