Power station towers one of top Brutalist landmarks as Adrian Brodie film stuns Oscars panel The Brutalist is predicted to sweep up this awards seasons.
The father of Brutalism is widely seen as Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier,, who designed in 1952 Unité d'habitation in Marseille, France; the 1951–1961 Chandigarh Capitol Complex in India; and the 1955 church of Notre Dame du Haut in Ronchamp, France.
But their fortunes take a pivotal turn when a wealthy industrialist, Harrison Lee Van Buren (Guy Pearce) commissions László to design an ambitious Brutalist monument.
It's nominated in three of the major award categories at the 2025 Oscars - for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor.
Although a fictional story, The Brutalist draws on meticulous research about the Brutalism architecture movement -characterised by the use of raw concrete - 'brut' in French.
