In the November issue of The Critic, our relentless doctor excoriates attempts to portray Brutalist architecture as anything but monstrous, ugly, and soul-crushing designed by debased, fascistic architects with totalitarian impulses.

There seems to be a propaganda campaign afoot to try to persuade the public that the architectural style known as Brutalism has been other than an aesthetic, social and urban disaster. It is as if the National Association of Thugs were trying to persuade the public that being robbed in the street at knifepoint were a life-enhancing experience.