{"id":2462,"date":"2020-05-12T04:22:06","date_gmt":"2020-05-12T12:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/?p=2462"},"modified":"2020-07-07T13:52:39","modified_gmt":"2020-07-07T21:52:39","slug":"brutalism-in-berkeley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/2020\/05\/12\/brutalism-in-berkeley\/","title":{"rendered":"Brutalism in Berkeley"},"content":{"rendered":"
One silver lining of the shelter-in-place is that you get to go out with no other goal than going out, and you discover new things about your city. I was always intrigued by the Brutalist architecture in the Bay Area<\/a> \u2013 the first time I encountered it was at the Berkeley Art Museum during the Uncharted Festival<\/a> in 2013. This kind of architecture, promoted by Mario Ciampi in the Bay Area, is often maligned, and while I can’t say I like, I definitely recognize its esthetic impact.<\/div>\n
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The name brutalism comes not from the word “brute” (though it could!), but from the French word “brut,” where it signifies “raw” as in raw concrete. Here are a few buildings I stumbled upon who may qualify for the category. Enjoy!<\/div>\n
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Woo Hon Fai Hall, in Berkeley, CA (former Berkeley Art Museum, BAMPFA)<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Newman Hall, in Berkeley, CA (Holy Spirit Parish)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Lawrence Hall of Science<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A potentially brutalist building around 690 Panoramic Way, Berkeley, CA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Museum of California, Oakland, CA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Brutalisme – Flavien Berger<\/div>\n
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Un peu plus de minutes avant l’avion
\nD’o\u00f9 tu verras les lignes et les rayons
\nQue dessine mon quad sur le sable
\nTu s\u00e9chera tes larmes dans l’air climatis\u00e9<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n