Social media and coffee table books have been "bringing new attention and new eyes" to the brutalist style, an expert tells Newsweek.

For industrial interior design, concrete's raw texture adds to industrial design's stripped-down, rugged, unfinished look. Often it goes with brick walls and wood, creating this urban, raw look.

The term is simply taken from béton brut, French for “raw concrete.” It's not about the ... the brutalist look was too harsh and abstract, and the style fell out of favor fast.

"Pairing concrete with warm, natural materials creates a balanced aesthetic," says Nahal Sohbati, landscape designer at Topophyla. Wicker and rattan are often weather-resistant, too, making them a ...

That name comes not from the style's generally rugged, massive and radical look but from its original raw material: unplastered, raw concrete, called "beton brut" in French. Their form and ...

A house extension in East London became an exercise in geometry, when architects Studio McW started exploring options by using lines and surfaces in their search for the best fit within the existing ...

"Exposed aggregate, where the surface layer is removed to reveal the raw texture ... With concrete patios, it's easy to focus on the floor and the furniture—but don't forget to look up.