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by elipsey 3745 days ago
Showy brutalist architecture without an emphasis on pragmatism is kind of ironic: it's got the charm of a fallout shelter with the convenience of anti-cubism.

It's like "utilitarianism theatre."

There were lots of brutalist style buildings from the 50's and 60's where I grew up, but at least they were ugly _and_ practical.