NEW YORK | Met Life Building (200 Park Ave.) | 808 FT | 59 FLOORS

[AntonioL]

I am a big fan of quality brutalism, but I agree a lot that the style makes half-baked architecture look even worse.

[SMCYB]

I think Boston City Hall is better. It’s a 2 out of 10 instead of a 1 out of 10.

[MarshallKnight]

I don’t want to derail this into just a thread on brutalism (okay, maybe part of me does) but here are some of my favorites:

Geisel Library, UC San Diego

Embarcadero Center Towers + Embarcadero Hyatt, San Francisco

Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY

The style is often unpleasant or oppressive but can be iconic when executed properly. If one had the opportunity to make a major addition to Met Life, one would have to ensure it fell into the latter category.

[ophizer]

Boston for sure, but it lacks the monumentality of Dallas

[ophizer]

I always loved Empire State Plaza, it’s like a tidier, more sophisticated, better executed Brasilia

[GSPLover]

Yes, Dallas City Hall is ominous for sure.

[DeSelby]

Nice choices! The SF Hyatt is crazy cool on the inside. A couple I enjoy:

Marcel Breuer - St Francis de Sales Church, MI

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Paul Rudolph - Boston Government Service Center Staircase

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Kevin Roche - Indianapolis Pyramids

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[stache]

Love the pyramids. They had a lot of problems with leaking.

[TKDV]

Tryna steer this thread back

[GSPLover]

Good idea, but it was a good discussion.

[SMCYB]

By posting a picture of a Brutalist building?!

[TKDV]

Lol that the thread is “about” though, I know you’re being sarcastic though.

[5Bfilms]