Brutalism in Architecture vs. Halo’s Forerunner Architecture(Bungie/343 Industries)
Hello, I'm an Architect and very obsessed with the design language of Halo's architecture and space! and interested in various architectural styles in the games and real-life brutalism in architecture (Bungie and 343 Industries' Covenant and Forerunner designs).
Brutalist architecture, or New Brutalism, is an architectural style that emerged during the 1950s (spanning roughly 30 years from the 1950s to the 1970s) in Great Britain. It was born out of the devastation of two world wars when there was a need to rebuild. Brutalist buildings are characterized by minimalist constructions that showcase bare building materials and visible structural elements over decorative design. The style commonly makes use of exposed concrete or brick, angular geometric shapes, and a predominantly monochrome color palette; other materials, such as steel, timber, and glass, are also featured.
New Brutalism is an architectural style and philosophical approach to architectural design, striving to create simple, honest, and functional buildings that accommodate their purpose, inhabitants, and location. Stylistically, Brutalism is a strict, modernistic design language that has been said to be a reaction to the architecture of the 1940s, much of which was characterized by a retrospective nostalgia.
"The New Brutalism" existed as both an attitude towards design as well as a descriptive label for the architecture itself, and it "eludes precise description while remaining a living force". He attempted to codify the movement in systematic language, insisting that a brutalist structure must satisfy the following terms,
- Formal legibility of the plan
- clear exhibition of structure
- valuation of materials for their inherent qualities ‘as found.
Brutalist buildings are usually constructed with recurring modular elements representing specific functional zones, distinctly articulated and grouped together into a unified whole. There is often an emphasis on graphic expressions in the external elevations and in the whole-site architectural plan regarding the buildings' main functions and people flows. Buildings may use materials such as concrete, brick, glass, steel, timber, rough-hewn stone, and gabions among others.) source Wikipedia
In its aftermath, brutalism became a vital global phenomenon. If you live in a city, you've no doubt passed by a hulking example.
The term derives from a French invention: béton brut, meaning raw concrete. This is the structure's most prominent feature: a sheer concrete surface, often left rough, exposed, or unfinished. Significant in the emergence of brutalism was the architect Le Corbusier and his Unité d'Habitation. Built from reinforced concrete, the housing unit was an attempt to create what Le Corbusier called "a machine for living"—a place that met our every need. It was a thoroughly modern, progressive, and even utopian conception of architecture. Regardless of the visual force of brutalism, it's impossible to divorce it from this socio-historical background.
The buildings with a brutalism style make one feel they are designed for protection or the safety of people or things (like armor) Generally, buildings look stacked one over another, in other words, it's called Bunker Architecture
Interested in learning more about BUNKER ARCHITECTURE? If you know any information Please comment on it down below.
Courtesy for Photos and Story References:
- https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-10-23-how-brutalism-has-shaped-games
- https://halo.fandom.com/wiki/2552
- https://www.halopedia.org/Kenneth_Scott
- https://78.media.tumblr.com
- https://www.flickr.com/people/127189581@N07/
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