Brutalist architecture is back: a guide, with an LA angle
What brutalist architecture is, where the name comes from, the key buildings, and why the style is trending again, from The Brutalist to LA's Sunkist building.
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Current architecture trends: old buildings get second lives
Current architecture trends, week of 4–10 October 2026: what ArchDaily, Dezeen, designboom and AD featured and readers read, from reuse to timber and play.
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Mel's Drive-In Santa Monica: a Googie diner vs 138 new homes
Mel's Drive-In Santa Monica, a 1959 Googie coffee shop by Armet & Davis, faces an eight-story, 138-unit housing plan as two conservancies seek landmark status.
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