Concrete matters

Ever since I visited the Barbican in London and learnt about brutalism, my eyes started to gravitate towards heavy slabs of concrete. Concrete matters is born out of the curiosity for this particular style that later expanded to an attraction to any imposing looking building that grabs my atention.

Leeuwnburg by Piet Zanstra, 1970

Leeuwnburg by Piet Zanstra, 1970

Leeuwnburg by Piet Zanstra, 1970

Leeuwnburg by Piet Zanstra, 1970

Leeuwnburg by Piet Zanstra, 1970

Leeuwnburg by Piet Zanstra, 1970

Leeuwnburg by Piet Zanstra, 1970

Leeuwnburg by Piet Zanstra, 1970

Leeuwnburg by Piet Zanstra, 1970

Côa Museum by Camilo Rebelo and Tiago Pimentel, 2010

Côa Museum by Camilo Rebelo and Tiago Pimentel, 2010

Côa Museum by Camilo Rebelo and Tiago Pimentel, 2010

Côa Museum by Camilo Rebelo and Tiago Pimentel, 2010

Côa Museum by Camilo Rebelo and Tiago Pimentel, 2010

XO Hotels Park West by zzdp.nl

XO Hotels Park West by zzdp.nl

XO Hotels Park West by zzdp.nl

XO Hotels Park West by zzdp.nl

XO Hotels Park West by zzdp.nl

XO Hotels Park West by zzdp.nl

Berlin Jewish museum, The Libeskind Building by Daniel Libeskin, 2001

Berlin Jewish museum, The Libeskind Building by Daniel Libeskin, 2001

Berlin Jewish museum, The Libeskind Building by Daniel Libeskin, 2001

Berlin Jewish museum, The Libeskind Building by Daniel Libeskin, 2001

Berlin Jewish museum, The Libeskind Building by Daniel Libeskin, 2001

Holocaust memorial by Peter Eisenman, 2005

Holocaust memorial by Peter Eisenman, 2005

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The Shard by Renzo Piano, 2012

The Gherkin by Foster and Partners, 2004