Casting Concrete: The Evolution in Perception of Brutalist Architecture as Guided by Depictions of Physical and Fictional Examples in Popular Culture

This thesis investigates the evolution in the perception of Brutalist architecture based on depictions of physical and fictional examples in popular cinema. Looking into how societal and aesthetical factors resulted in brutalist architecture, an egalitarian and utopian movement at its inception, taking on the stereotypical role of the dystopian...