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Old Posted Jan 20, 2012, 10:52 PM
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There are going to be Brutalist buildings that are going to be saved and there are some that are going to be lost. It's the cycle of things.

The key is definitely going to be figuring out what are examples of good Brutalism, i.e. what's worth being saved. Dallas City Hall is a pretty good example. In some cases, particularly business buildings in the urban core, it may be that its retention comes with anew ground-level urbanization.

Just the same as with Midcentury Modern. One major Midcentury building here in Philadelphia is being preserved in large part because its plaza is being eliminated.
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