List of Brutalist structures


Brutalism is an architectural style that spawned from the modernist architectural movement and which flourished from the 1950s to the 1970s. The following list provides numerous examples of this architectural style worldwide.

Africa

Côte d'Ivoire

Kenya

Sierra Leone

South Africa

Asia

Bangladesh

India

Indonesia

Iraq

Israel

Japan

Lebanon

Malaysia

Philippines

Singapore

Vietnam

Americas

Argentina

Buenos Aires
  • Chacarita Cemetery Subterranean / Sixth Pantheon, Buenos Aires,
  • Republica Building, Buenos Aires,
  • Santa Maria de Betania Parish, Buenos Aires,
  • Santa Catalina de Alejandria Church, Buenos Aires,
  • Banco de Londres building, Buenos Aires, Clorindo Testa,
  • University Campus / Pavilion II, Buenos Aires,
  • Della Penna School, Buenos Aires,
  • Argentine Automobile Club - Once, Buenos Aires,
  • Argentine Automobile Club - Palermo, Buenos Aires,
  • Telefónica Inclán, Buenos Aires,
  • Dorrego Tower, Buenos Aires,
  • Nuestra Señora del Valle Parish, Buenos Aires,
  • Acoyte Complex, Buenos Aires,
  • Rioja Complex, Buenos Aires,
  • Institute of the Argentine Federal Police, Buenos Aires,
  • Castex Tower, Buenos Aires,
  • Parking Marcelo T. De Alvear 686, Buenos Aires,
  • Arribeños 1630, Buenos Aires,
  • Arribeños 1684, Buenos Aires,
  • San Pauls School, Buenos Aires,
  • Normal High School No.1, Buenos Aires,
  • Rodriguez Peña 2043 Building, Buenos Aires,
  • Colpayo 54/56, Buenos Aires,
  • River Plate Monumental Stadium, Buenos Aires,
  • Brazilian Embassy, Buenos Aires,
  • National Library of the Argentine Republic, Buenos Aires, Clorindo Testa,
Córdoba
La Plata

Barbados

Brazil

  • São Paulo Metro, São Paulo,
  • Catedral Metropolitana de Maringá, Maringá, Paraná,

Canada

Chile

Cuba

Czech Republic

  • See ''Brutalist architecture in the Czech Republic''

Guyana

Mexico

Peru

Venezuela

Caracas
  • El Helicoide, Caracas,
  • Torre Phelps, Caracas,
  • Edificio Altolar, Caracas,
  • Iglesia San Juan Bosco, Caracas,
  • Cuerpo de Bomberos del D.C, Caracas,
  • Torre El Universal, Caracas,
  • Centro Comercial Los Cedros, Caracas,
  • Residencias Alpha, Caracas,
  • Torre CTV, Caracas,
  • Centro Bello Monte, Caracas,
  • Centro Plaza, Caracas,
  • Edificio CANTV, Caracas,
  • Centro Comercial Libertador, Caracas,
  • Torre La Primera, Caracas,
  • Torre La Previsora, Caracas,
  • Torre Diamen, Caracas,
  • Banco Central de Venezuela, Caracas,
  • Torre IBM, Caracas,
  • Edificio CADAFE, Caracas,
  • Torre Adriática, Caracas,
  • Centro Altamira, Caracas,
  • Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, Caracas,
  • Torre El Chorro, Caracas,
  • Torre Las Mercedes, Caracas,
  • Torre Delta, Caracas,
  • Edificio PANAVEN, Caracas,
  • Edificio Banco Metropolitano, Caracas,
  • Museo de Bellas Artes, Caracas,
  • Instituto Nacional de Canalizaciones, Caracas,
  • Torre Asociación Bancaria de Venezuela, Caracas,
  • Torre América, Caracas,
  • Torre Británica, Caracas,
  • Edificio Oxal, Caracas,
  • Edificio La Unión, Caracas,
  • Torre Banco Lara, Caracas,
  • Centro Comercial Ciudad Tamanaco, Caracas,
  • Centro Nacional de Ajedrez, Caracas,
  • Torre Clement, Caracas,
  • Complejo Urbanístico Parque Central, Caracas,
  • Teresa Carreño Cultural Complex, Caracas,
  • Sede del Ateneo, Caracas,
  • Edificio IMPRES, Caracas,
  • Edificio Hener, Caracas,

Europe

Belgium

Bulgaria

Denmark

Estonia

France

Georgia

Germany

Broadcasting House, [Athens">Greece

Ireland

Italy

Lithuania

Moldova

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Russia

Serbia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Turkey

United Kingdom

England

Many of the notable surviving brutalist buildings in England are listed on the National Heritage List for England. Inclusion on the list is based on a building's "special architectural and historic interest", with "particularly careful selection required" for buildings constructed after 1945. There are three grades of listed building: grade I for buildings "of exceptional interest", grade II* for "particularly important buildings of more than special interest" and grade II for buildings "of special interest". Buildings may also be locally listed by planning authorities as non-designated heritage assets. Buildings may also be granted a certificate of immunity from listing for a period of five years, allowing a building to be developed or demolished in the knowledge that it will not be subject to listing in that period. A certificate of immunity was issued for the Robin Hood Gardens Estate in 2009 and then again in 2015, prior to its demolition in 2017, after Historic England determined that it " not meet the very high threshold for listing". Listing has not always prevented the demolition of buildings, such as Imperial College London's Southside Halls of Residence that was demolished in 2005 after the university presented structural engineers' reports – disputed by reports from other structural engineers – that the building was failing and could not be repaired.

Northern Ireland

Scotland

Wales

Oceania

Australia

New Zealand