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Old Posted May 24, 2017, 4:11 AM
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I don't know if this thread is being resurrected, but....

When I started this thread 8 1/2 years ago, I was a student living in Pittsburgh, a city with a prolific amount of brutalism. Now I live in Kalamazoo, a decidedly smaller urban area, but Brutalism still abides here.

One harsh example comes immediately to mind - the County Administration Building, at 201 W Kalamazoo Ave:


Image Source: Google Maps / Street View

Western Michigan University has several prominent examples of Brutalism on its main campus, in the form of Friedmann and Dunbar Halls, which are connected by a multi-level bridge and share a large concrete amphitheater-type space in-between, as well as Sprau Tower, located to the left in the image below, which is 12 stories, and technically the fourth tallest tower within the city (I know, we don't have much of a skyline):


Image Source: Google Maps

I think another small, quirky example could be the MDOT SW Region Offices, along Kilgore Rd:


Image Source: Google Maps / Street View

I'll add more as I think of them.
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