AC 4.2 NewBrutalism Reading Nixon

What was the psychological effect of New Brutalist structures in the lives of its tenants?

Why was New Brutalism attractive to public authorities in charge of rebuilding the cities?

Describe the main characteristics of New Brutalism according to J.W. Nixon.

Besides the Smithsons, which other British architects were involved in the New Brutalism movement?

What was Britain’s biggest collective enterprise of the 50s?

• Building new colleges and schools

• Building the infrastructure of a welfare state

• Re-building all that was destroyed by war

• Building many commercial and offices buildings

What were Mies Van der Rohe and Le Corbusier most admired for, individually?

• Mies Van der Rohe was admired for his exposure, of structural steel framing

• Le Corbusier was admired for his monumental and unadorned use of concrete

• Mies Van der Rohe was admired for his monumental and unadorned use of concrete

• Le Corbusier was admired for his exposure, of structural steel framing

The fundamental aim of the New Brutalism was to find a structural, spatial, organizational and material concept.

• True

• False

The use of free standing block

The slabs were linked together in a linear way

The street deck was intended to encourage chance encounters.

• Alison and Peter Smithson

• London County Council

• Jack Lynn and Ivor Smith

• Sir Denys Lasdun

• James Stirling

The main concept was the Le Corbusier radiant city and they took as an inspiration the Unité d’habitation also by Le Corbusier.

The building could albergue over 10,000 people in total. There are 5 storey maisonette blocks, fifteen 12 storey towers and a range of 2 storey and 4 storey terrace housing.

• Alison and Peter Smithson

• London County Council

• Jack Lynn and Ivor Smith

• Sir Denys Lasdun

• James Stirling

Park Hill, Sheffield, 1961.

The main factor of the design is the attention on circulation systems, all the buildings were connected with “street decks” and footbridges,

The individual buildings were from 4 to 14 storeys in height, having up to 3500 departments.

• Alison and Peter Smithson

• London County Council

• Jack Lynn and Ivor Smith

• Sir Denys Lasdun

• James Stirling