brutalismnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈbruː.təl.ɪ.zəm//ˈbruː.t̬əl.ɪ.zəm/specializeda building style in which buildings are large and heavy-looking, and often made from concrete:
Between the late 1950s and mid-1970s brutalism was the house style of UK universities and government buildings.
brutalist
adjective uk/ˈbruː.təl.ɪst//ˈbruː.t̬əl.ɪst/
brutalist architecture