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Getting to the Mad Max Carpark

Getting to the Mad Max Carpark

Nestled beneath the verdant South Lawn of the University of Melbourne’s Parkville campus lies an architectural marvel that’s equal parts

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People’s PARK Complex

People’s PARK Complex

Singapore has a rich brutalist heritage, and People’s Park Complex is one of the most iconic brutal buildings in the

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Singapore State Court

Singapore State Court

After years of anticipation, Singapore’s stunning new State Court building has recently been completed! The building was designed by Serie

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Singapore’s Brutalist Heritage

Singapore’s Brutalist Heritage

I’m not a huge advocate for excessive historic conservation but was sad to see several landmarks of Singaporean architecture slated

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Moving Past Modernism

Moving Past Modernism

As modernist architects broke free from vernacular architectural languages and developed a homogenised international style, many created sterile spaces and places

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Move Prentice?

Move Prentice?

Another brutalist building in danger of demolition! Architects around the world have voiced their support for the preservation of Bertrand

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Getting to Carlo Scarpa’s Brion-Vega Cemetery

Getting to Carlo Scarpa’s Brion-Vega Cemetery

I was recently in Venice and made the pilgrimage out to see Carlo Scarpa’s legendary Brion-Vega Cemetery. “I would like

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the Future Singapore Subordinate Court

the Future Singapore Subordinate Court

Check out this incredible competition-winning design for the expansion of the Singapore subordinate court building, which is planned to be completed

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Keep Brutalist Buildings Around!

Keep Brutalist Buildings Around!

Orange County Government Center by Paul Rudolph, currently in danger of demolition.  Photo by joseph_a from Flickr Around the world,

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