Marcel Breuer.

The man himself, Mr Marcel Breuer.

Upon researching into Brutalist architects i came across Marcel Breuer who was originally born in Hungary, but later went on to establish himself in New York, where he opened an office in 1956. It is during this time that he really developed his architectural style. His way of playing with concrete, unarguably heavy and ugly, resulted in vast unusually shaped buildings, some bold and imposing, others light and full of movement.
Marcel Breuer started with designing private homes, and went on to design churches and museums. The Robinson house is an example of his most innovative binuclear houses. ''The landscape shows through the building… (But) I don’t think that the two need mix…'' Breuer commented in an interview at that time.
Twelve of Breuer’s architectural designs are showcased, including the Church of St Francis of Sales, Muskegon, Michigan (USA). One of the architect’s most acclaimed designs, the building’s tall fluid, twisting lines marked the history of architecture as this unprecedented style had never been seen before. Hedrich Blessing’s black and white shot of the building shows off its fluid twisting curves that bring life and weightlessness to the construction. In contrast, the iconic New York Witney Museum of American Art is imposing and masculine in its angular lines. Another of his most emblematic designs includes Saint John Abbey, Collegeville, Minnesota (USA). Audacious in its monumentality and grotesque form, the building has undoubtedly marked the history of architecture.

Below i decided to include one of his most well known, and one of my favourite of his buildings the 'Whitney Museum of American Art, New York (1964-1966) as i feel that the way his stepped the frount of the building and used unquie shaped windows really transforms just a plain concrete block into a archituriral piece of art.

'Whitney Museum of American Art'