Once seen as an unapproachable Brutalist fortress, the building has been reimagined as an accessible and efficient hub for public life. Through these changes, Boston City Hall is positioned as a ...

The exposed, poured-in-place “raw” concrete—béton brut—of which they were wholly or partially constructed accounts for “brutalism,” the name ... undermined this original intent. Boston’s City Hall, ...

Simonson noted: "The brutalist style of Boston City Hall by Kallmann McKinnell & Knowles presents a completely different architecture of the Colonial-era buildings that neighbor it. It was and ...

Brutalist architecture in the United ... and a renewed appreciation for this architectural style is on the rise. Boston City Hall. Image Courtesy of Kallmann, McKinnell, & Knowles Michael ...

Another famous example of Brutalist design is Boston City Hall, which follows the style inside and out with its intricate concrete construction on a large scale. The only relief is the small line ...

Michael Allen, West Virginia University (THE CONVERSATION) Some viewers of “The Brutalist” are probably ... public buildings such as Boston City Hall, which was built in 1968, expressed ...

Maybe the movement has come roaring back into style because permanence ... When critics of brutalism are at their most brutal, they point to Boston City Hall and rest their case.