More Tropical Brutalism (Humane Architecture)
Channel: ThinkTech Hawaii
Date: 2018-12-19

More Tropical Brutalism.  Brutalism, an architectural style invented in the 1940s in France, became popular worldwide in the 1960s and '70s. Hawaii has its share of Brutalist buildings, and this program shows an assortment of favorite examples in Honolulu, showing common and recognizable characteristics. Which Honolulu Brutalist buildings work better than others?

Although unpopular with a number of architectural critics, Brutalism deserves attention and respect along with every other historic building style, and important Brutalist buildings need to be preserved.

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