Brutalist DC

We celebrate the wealth of Brutalist architecture in and around our nation's capital, Washington, D.C. We celebrate Brutalism in and around Washington, D.C.

Our nation’s capital has a wealth of Brutalist architecture, much of it concentrated in the government center at L’Enfant Plaza, but with plenty of other fine examples of Brutalism spread throughout the District of Columbia, and beyond.

10/04/2024

Happy 50th birthday to the !
Opened October 4, 1974
Designed by Gordon Bunshaft for

Here's a Hirshhorn-styled Bun(dt)shaft cake on a 3D printed Hirshhorn cakes stand. Big thanks to for the conceptualization and for making the model printable.

Cake is a Sesame Swenson Pink Peppercorn - basically a yellow box cake with black sesame seeds, vanilla bean, and pink peppercorn aggregate.

Happy 50th!

09/27/2019

Vanishing into the weekend

08/31/2019

CPMC
goes to

08/30/2019

Vaiilancourt Fountain and John Portman's Hyatt
goes to

08/28/2019

Sunderland Building, Dupont Circle

08/21/2019

Breaking grids at

08/08/2019

Wah Luck House in Chinatown

08/03/2019

Brutalism meets Colorado Tuscan vernacular at by Architectural Associates of Colorado
goes to Boulder

08/01/2019

More from I.M. Pei's NCAR
goes to Boulder @ NCAR UCAR Science Education

07/27/2019

HUD, by Marcel Breuer

07/20/2019

Ah, the early days of Metro ...

07/17/2019

CFPB, by Max O. Urbahn Associates (architect), and Sasaki Associates (landscape architect).

Address

Independence Avenue At Seventh Street, SW
Washington D.C., DC
20024

Website

http://brutalistdc.com/

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Brutalist DC posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Business

Send a message to Brutalist DC:

Shortcuts

Want your business to be the top-listed Home Improvement Business in Washington D.C.?