Cop Research question Development Louis Byrne
My Thesis Brutalist Housing was “a disastrous attempt to remake cities in the light of fanciful ideals�, discuss.
Key themes to be explored • Modernist Theory • Idealism/utopianism • Environmental Determinism – a persons environment informs their development • Mazlow’s hierarchy of needs- what people want from life
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Further Investigation • Research existing essays praising/ critiquing Le Corbusier, Brutalism and Modernist architecture • Compare Mazlow’s hierarchy of needs with Corbusier’s explanation • Research psychological impact of Brutalism • Look at ideas of community and social structure