The brutalist CNIT building at Paris La Défense
In Paris La Défense, the CNIT building with its impressive concrete vault has been enclosed since the 1970s in a concrete slab district.
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Category: Urbanism
The Lyon Auditorium, a pillbox for classical music
In Lyon, France, architect Henri Pottier designed an auditorium in a brutalist concrete shell with a bunkerized look.
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In search of fluted concrete in Bordeaux, France
Bordeaux is not known for its brutalist architecture, except for the old bank in the Mériadeck district and maybe the future “Kanelé”…
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The brutalist “Défense” in Paris, in concrete
Discovering a few examples of brutalist architecture in the La Défense district of Paris, France.
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