Love it or hate it, Brutalist architecture is impossible to ignore. Emerging in the mid-20th century, its bold use of raw concrete, geometric shapes, and monumental scale created some of the most striking — and controversial — buildings in the world. From universities and housing estates to government buildings and cultural centres, Brutalism was about honesty of materials and function over decoration. Today, many of these structures divide opinion: are they ugly relics of the past, or masterpie